Chess Puzzle #3CqQe — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1106 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook a1; bishops b3/d2; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rook d6; bishop b7; knight g3; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop d2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3# — queen d4→e3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1bN2pp1/p2r3p/1p2p3/3q4/1B1P2n1/PPPB2PP/R2Q2K1 w - - 6 24

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