Chess Puzzle #20eR9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 997 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks b1/f1; pawns a2/d4/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d2; rooks b8/f8; bishop e4; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb8 — rook b1→b8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d2→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: 1r3rk1/5ppp/p2Qp3/3pP3/3Pb3/4P3/P2q2PP/1R3RK1 w - - 0 22

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