Chess Puzzle #35Vp2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1066 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rook d1; bishop f4; pawns a6/b6/c2/c4/f2/f5/g2. Black: king c8; queen c6; rook d8; knight e5; pawns b7/c5/d6/e3/f6/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop f4→e3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: 2kr4/Qp6/PPqp1p2/2p1nP2/2P2B2/4p2p/2P2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 34

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