Chess Puzzle #2GOn1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 797 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks a1/f1; knight d4; pawns b5/c2/c4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks b8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/d7/f5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa7 — rook a1→a7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: 1r3rk1/pb1p1ppp/1p1Q4/1P2Ppq1/2PN4/8/2P2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 2 20

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