Chess Puzzle #2BGrQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 935 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d4/f1; bishops f2/h7; knight d7; pawns a3/b2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks a8/e8; bishops d5/f8; pawns a5/b7/c6/f4/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight d7→f8, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→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: r3rb1k/1p1N1pqB/2p4p/p2b4/3R1p2/P7/1PQ2BPP/5RK1 w - - 2 27

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