Chess Puzzle #24jtO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 499 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g7; rooks a1/e2; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d1; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e2→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen d1→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp1b1Qp/8/5p2/8/8/PPP1RPPP/RNBq2K1 w kq - 1 15

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