Chess Puzzle #1iche — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 621 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b4; knight b1; pawns d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops a5/c6; pawns a6/b6/c7/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa5 — bishop b4→a5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/2p2p2/ppb4p/b2q2p1/1B1P4/4P3/1Q3PPP/RN3RK1 w kq - 2 22

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