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

Rating 495 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/f3; knight a4; pawns a3/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishops d6/e6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c4/c6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen d1→d6, captures bishop. 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: r3k2r/pp3ppp/2pbbn2/q7/N1p5/PP2PB2/5PPP/R1BQR1K1 w kq - 0 16

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