Chess Puzzle #13hE4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 585 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; rook f1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c4; rook d8; pawns a6/b5/f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen f6→d8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen c4→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: 3r4/5p1k/p4Qpp/1p2P3/2qP4/8/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 7 36

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