Chess Puzzle #1R3FQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 941 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen g2; rooks e1/g1; bishop c2; knight f6; pawns a2/c3/f2/h4. Black: king f8; queen f7; rooks a8/d8; bishop d6; pawns b2/b7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa2# — queen f7→a2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r1k2/1p3qp1/3b1N1p/8/7P/2P5/PpB2PQ1/1K2R1R1 w - - 2 27

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