Chess Puzzle #MEUIh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1410 · Intermediate · endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rook e1; knight f3; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rook a8; knight f8; pawns b6/c4/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight f3→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen c3→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: r4nk1/5ppp/1p6/3pPQ2/2pP4/2q2N2/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 2 23

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