Chess Puzzle #1Sx8Z — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 471 · Beginner · hanging piece, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rook f1; knights b5/d4; pawns f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen e4; rook h8; bishop g7; knight b7; pawns e6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen e4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7r/1n2k1b1/Q3p2p/1N3p2/3Nq3/8/5PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 30

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