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

Rating 1007 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/e1; bishop f4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b4; rooks a8/h8; bishops e7/f5; pawns a6/c6/c7/f6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg7 — queen h6→g7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen b4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/2p1b2p/p1p2ppQ/5b2/1qP2B2/8/PP3PPP/RN2R1K1 w kq - 0 17

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