Chess Puzzle #ISeY2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1457 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks c1/e1; bishops b2/h5; pawns a3/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/d8; bishops b7/c5; pawns a6/b6/d4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: r2r2k1/1b3pp1/pp4qp/2b4B/3p4/PPQ1P3/1B3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 22

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