Chess Puzzle #23Fbz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 643 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a3; rook f1; knight g6; pawns a2/g2/h2. Black: king b6; queen c4; rook e8; pawns a7/b7/d4/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight g6→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen c4→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r3/pp6/1k4Np/8/2qp4/Q7/P5PP/5R1K w - - 2 40

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