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

Rating 583 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e2; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks e4/g6; bishop h4; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook e2→e4, captures rook. 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: 6k1/pp4pp/6r1/3p1pq1/3Pr2b/2PQ3P/PP2R1P1/R4NK1 w - - 0 28

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