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

Rating 513 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks c1/h1; bishop g2; knight f3; pawns a4/c3/e2/f2/g3/g4. Black: king g8; queen a3; rooks d8/f8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c5/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen g5→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc1# — queen a3→c1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1p3pp1/p1nb4/2p3Qp/P5P1/q1P2NP1/4PPB1/2R1K2R w K - 0 18

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