Chess Puzzle #00eiu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 477 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rook a1; bishop h5; knight e5; pawns a3/d5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks a8/f1; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns a5/b6/d7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook a1→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen b5→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1b1pn1p1/1p5p/pq1PN2B/4P3/P6Q/6PP/R4r1K w - - 0 26

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