Chess Puzzle #5bQru — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1464 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen a8; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knight d1; pawns a3/b2/d3/e4/f2/g2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rook h8; bishop c5; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/c6/e6/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen c7→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Qn2k2r/p1q2pp1/2p1p1p1/2b5/2B1P1n1/P2P4/1P3PP1/R1BN1RK1 w k - 1 17

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