Chess Puzzle #4rhfD — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1022 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a2; rooks c1/d1; bishops f7/h2; knight c4; pawns a4/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/g7; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/c7/e5/h5. White is ahead by 2 points 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: r3r3/1bp2Bbk/1p6/p1n1p1qp/P1N5/2P1P2P/QP3PPB/2RR2K1 w - - 1 25

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