Chess Puzzle #6byat — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks d1/f1; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/c2/e4/f2/g2. Black: king c8; queen c7; rook h8; bishop d4; knight f3; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g4/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen c7→g3, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/ppq2p2/2p1p1p1/6Q1/1P1bP1p1/P4nN1/2P2PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 3 24

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