Chess Puzzle #0jsde — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 573 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c6; rook e1; bishops e3/g2; knight f4; pawns a3/f3/g3. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight b7; pawns a7/b5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na5 — knight b7→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen c6→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r1k1/pn3ppp/2Q5/1p6/5N2/P3BPP1/1q4B1/4RK2 b - - 1 24

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