Chess Puzzle #3THqJ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1109 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rook c1; bishops a1/b1; knights d2/d4; pawns a3/b4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rook f8; bishops b7/b8; knights a4/f6; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen b3→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: 1b3rk1/1b3ppp/p3pn2/1p1q4/nP1N4/PQ2P2P/3N1PP1/BBR3K1 w - - 1 21

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