Chess Puzzle #1RV8c — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 920 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen e6; rook d1; knight e4; pawns a3/f2/f4/g3. Black: king b7; queen d4; rooks b2/e3; pawns a5/c7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1# — queen d4→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1kp5/4Q1p1/p7/3qNP2/P3rKP1/1r3P2/3R4 w - - 0 43

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