Chess Puzzle #12zy9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 431 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rook a1; knight c3; pawns b2/b4/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/e1; bishop f3; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f6/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook a1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3q1k1/p1p2p2/2p2p1Q/3p4/1P1P4/2N2b2/1PP2PPP/R3r1K1 w - - 1 18

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