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

Rating 586 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook a1; bishops c1/c2; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook a8; bishop h4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen f2→f1, captures knight, 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: r5k1/1pp2ppp/p1n5/3p4/3P2Qb/2P5/PPB2qPP/R1B2NK1 w - - 0 19

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