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

Rating 457 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rook f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rook a8; bishop d6; pawns a6/b7/c7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen f7→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pp2qp1/p2b4/3P3p/2P1P3/1PQ2N2/P5PP/5R1K w - - 3 31

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