Chess Puzzle #3ovnR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1354 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishop b3; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishop b7; knight d2; pawns a6/c7/d6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r3r2k/1bp2Q1p/p2p2p1/6q1/3N4/1B2P3/PP1n1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 21

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