Chess Puzzle #41jbF — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1094 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b2; rooks d1/f1; bishop c4; knight d4; pawns a3/b4/c5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks d8/e8; knights e3/e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures knight. 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: 3rr1k1/pp3ppp/2p1n3/2P3q1/1PBNp3/P3n2P/1Q3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 23

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