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

Rating 939 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c6; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks c8/f8; bishop a6; knight f6; pawns a7/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen c4→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p4ppp/b1B2n2/Q3p3/2q5/5N2/P4PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 18

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