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

Rating 616 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks c1/f1; bishop d3; knight h2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishop h3; knight f8; pawns a5/b7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen c7→f4. 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: r3rnk1/1pQ2pp1/7p/p2p2q1/3P4/3BP2b/PP3PPN/2R2RK1 w - - 2 18

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