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

Rating 969 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f2; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen d3→e3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r5k1/ppp3pp/2n5/3pP1q1/3P4/2PQp2P/PP3rP1/RN2R1K1 w - - 2 18

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