Chess Puzzle #27j0Y — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 425 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a5; rook f1; knight e5; pawns b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook f8; bishop a8; pawns b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ra1 — rook f1→a1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b7→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: b4rk1/1q3ppp/4p3/Qp2N3/2pP4/2P5/1P3PPP/5RK1 w - - 4 22

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