Chess Puzzle #25Bi4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 635 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h4; rooks e1/h1; bishop c4; knight g1; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a5; rooks d8/h8; bishops d7/f4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen h4→f4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen a5→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pppb1pp1/7p/q7/2B2b1Q/P2P1P2/1PP3PP/2K1R1NR w - - 0 21

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