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

Rating 485 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight g4; pawns a6/b6/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen g3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen c4→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/4bppk/ppp4p/5P2/2q1P1n1/2N3Q1/PPP3PP/R1B2R1K w - - 0 17

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