Chess Puzzle #2BVs4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 578 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks c8/f8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen b5→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/1q2P3/4Q3/8/PP4PP/R1B2R1K w - - 1 23

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