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

Rating 480 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rook b1; bishop c5; pawns a3/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/e1; bishop d5; pawns a6/b5/c4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook b1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen a5→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/5ppp/p7/qpBb4/2pP1Q2/P7/2P2PPP/1R2r1K1 w - - 0 27

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