Chess Puzzle #1KZYW — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 471 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b4; rook a1; bishops a2/c1; knight g3; pawns a4/b2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks d8/f8; bishop f1; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf1 — knight g3→f1, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen d1→f1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1p3p1p/p3p1p1/8/PQ2PP2/6N1/BP4PP/R1Bq1b1K w - - 0 23

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