Chess Puzzle #0jw8X — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 598 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; knights b1/f3; pawns a4/b5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b4; rooks a8/h8; knights b2/e5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen b4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/p1pp2pp/1p3p2/1P2n3/Pq2P3/5N2/1nQ2PPP/RN2R1K1 w kq - 0 18

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