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

Rating 490 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rooks a1/e3; bishop c1; pawns a2/a3/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks d7/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/e4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e3→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen d1→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: 5rk1/p2r1ppp/2Q2n2/8/3Pp3/P1P1R3/P4PPP/R1Bq2K1 w - - 1 18

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