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

Rating 586 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rook f1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/e5/g2/h4. Black: king h7; queen g4; rook c8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/c5/d3/e6/f5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/1b4pk/pp2p3/2p1Pp2/2P3qP/1P1pP3/P4QP1/2B2RK1 w - - 0 26

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