Chess Puzzle #18hqd — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1099 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks e1/f4; bishop b2; knight e5; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e7; rooks d6/g8; bishop f7; knight f6; pawns a5/b6/c6/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight e5→f7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen e7→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: 5kr1/4qbp1/1ppr1nQp/p2pN3/5R2/8/PB3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 6 23

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