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

Rating 643 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h2; rooks e2/g3; pawns a3/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b1; rook f6; knight a6; pawns a7/b5/c5/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e2→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen b1→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p4pp1/n2p1r1p/1ppP4/2P5/PP4RP/4RPPQ/1q4K1 w - - 4 32

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