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

Rating 433 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; rook a1; pawns a2/b2/c4/e4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen h5; bishop f3; knight h3; pawns b6/b7/d6/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen f1→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3# — queen h5→f3, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p4pk/1p1p3p/4p2q/2P1P3/5bPn/PP5P/R4Q1K w - - 1 26

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