Chess Puzzle #0Tn5z — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 590 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h2; rook f3; knight e5; pawns a2/b3/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king h7; queen b4; rook f8; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen b4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1pp4k/p1p4p/4N1p1/1q1Pnp1P/1P3R2/P4PPQ/6K1 w - - 1 28

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