Chess Puzzle #07ep3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 762 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame.

Position

White: king h1; queen e3; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knight b6; pawns a2/b3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks a8/b7; bishop c5; knight e8; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc5 — rook c1→c5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen a6→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3n1k1/1r3ppp/qNp1p3/p1bpP3/8/1P2Q3/PB3PPP/2R2R1K w - - 0 21

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