Chess Puzzle #0bz8B — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 871 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rook f1; knight g5; pawns c4/g2/h2/h4. Black: king a7; queen d3; rook d2; pawns a5/b7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen e6→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen d3→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/kp6/4Q3/p5N1/2P4P/3q4/3r2PP/5R1K w - - 2 40

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