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

Rating 514 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b7; rooks a1/f2; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d1; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knight c6; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook f2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen d1→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pQp2ppp/2n5/4P3/5Pb1/8/PPP2RPP/RNBq3K w kq - 1 16

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