Chess Puzzle #357od — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1067 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/c5; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a6/b7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfe1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→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: r1b3k1/1p3p1p/p5pQ/2r5/2BNqn2/P6P/1P3PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 25

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