Chess Puzzle #1R9Ls — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 625 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook c1; bishops b3/f4; pawns a3/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/e1; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook c1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen b4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1p1n1ppp/p4n2/2pP4/1q3B2/PB3Q2/1P3PPP/2R1r1K1 w - - 0 18

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