Chess Puzzle #1kpW3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 713 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/e1; bishop c2; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f7; queen g8; rook a8; bishops c6/c7; knight e7; pawns a6/b5/c4/d6/f6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen h6→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g8→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: r5q1/2b1nk2/p1bp1p1Q/1p6/2pP4/7P/PPB2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 2 33

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