Chess Puzzle #355MA — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1013 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c6/d6; pawns a6/b7/c5/d4/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen f6→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: r4rk1/1p4pp/p1bb1q2/2p1p3/3p1P2/3P2Q1/PPP1N1PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 15

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