Chess Puzzle #3h37S — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1016 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; knight e4; pawns a3/b3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b7; rooks a8/f6; bishop d6; knight f4; pawns c5/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6 — knight e4→f6, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b7→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: r6k/1q4pp/3b1r2/2p1p3/2Q1Nn2/PPB5/5PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 22

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