Chess Puzzle #055H8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 646 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; pawns a2/c4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e4; rooks d8/h8; bishop f3; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen d1→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen e4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3P4/2P1q3/5b2/P4PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 15

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