Chess Puzzle #0APU7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 658 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/e4; bishop d4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen c1; rook a8; bishops c5/f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e4→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen c1→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: r7/ppp2kpp/3p4/2b2b2/3BR3/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RNq3K1 w - - 1 14

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