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

Rating 784 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights a8/e2; pawns a2/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rook f8; bishop c8; knights e7/g4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king f2→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3# — queen c3→e3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: N1b2rk1/pp2nppp/8/8/6n1/2q1P3/P3NKPP/R2Q1B1R w - - 4 17

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