Chess Puzzle #24fme — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1001 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight b5; pawns a2/b3/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks b8/e8; bishop e7; knight f4; pawns c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc7 — queen a7→c7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r2r1k1/Q3bppp/2q5/1Np5/3p1n2/1P1B3P/P1P2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 3 22

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