Chess Puzzle #02jGG — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1192 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen a8; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rook h8; bishops b4/c8; knight e5; pawns b5/e4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd3# — queen d8→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q1bqk2r/5ppp/4p3/1p2n3/1b1Pp3/8/PP2KPPP/R1B4R w k - 0 14

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