Chess Puzzle #IMcmM — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks c1/e3; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g6; rooks a8/g8; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/e5/f6/f7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bb5 — bishop f1→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/p2n1p2/1p3pq1/3Pp2p/8/1Q2R3/PP3PPP/2R2BK1 w q - 0 21

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