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

Rating 907 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops f4/g2; knight e2; pawns a5/b4/c2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f2; knight e4; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe4 — bishop g2→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4# — queen f5→e4, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/5ppp/p3p3/P2p1q2/1P2nB2/6P1/2P1NbBP/R2Q1R1K w - - 7 24

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