Chess Puzzle #377Uq — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1190 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e4; rooks g8/h8; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/f5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen h6→f4. 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: 2k3rr/1pp2p1p/p1p4Q/5p2/3Pq3/8/PP4PP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 18

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