Chess Puzzle #26Jaj — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 565 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks d1/e1; bishop e4; knight f4; pawns a2/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks b8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a6/b7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd5 — rook d1→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen a5→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1rb2rk1/1p3pbp/p5p1/q7/4BN2/1Q2PP2/P5PP/3RR1K1 w - - 3 21

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