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

Rating 1013 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen e4; rooks a8/f8; bishops e7/g2; knight h4; pawns a6/b7/c4/c7/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook g1→g2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→g2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kr2/1pp1bp2/p7/4P2Q/2p1qP1n/2N5/PPP3bP/R1B3RK w q - 0 22

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