Chess Puzzle #2K8lw — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 742 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight d6; pawns a2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks a8/f8; bishops d5/e3; pawns a7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen f3→e3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→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: r4rk1/p4ppp/2pN4/3bP3/5P2/3BbQ2/Pq4PP/R4R1K w - - 2 22

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