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

Rating 531 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c6; rooks g8/h8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen c2→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: 6rr/pbp1k3/1pq1p3/5p2/3P4/2P3N1/PPQ3PP/R3R1K1 w - - 2 25

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