Chess Puzzle #2Ek4f — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 823 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d2; rooks e1/h1; bishop a2; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g7; queen f3; rooks d8/f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/c5/d4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d2→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh1# — queen f3→h1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/5pkp/p4np1/1pp5/3p4/P2P1qPP/BPPQ1P2/4RK1R w - - 1 23

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