Chess Puzzle #281g4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 616 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen a5→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: r1b1kb1r/ppp3pp/8/q4p2/3Qn3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w kq - 0 11

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