Chess Puzzle #18nX5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 586 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d4; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop d2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3# — queen d4→e3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3ppp/2p5/4N3/Q1Pqn1b1/8/PP1B2PP/RN3BKR w kq - 3 14

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