Chess Puzzle #03dEm — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 853 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d2/d7; bishop h2; pawns a3/b4/c3/e5/f4/g2/g4. Black: king g7; queen h4; rooks h7/h8; pawns b6/c7/e6/f7/g6/h3. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh3 — queen f3→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen h4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/2pR1pkr/1p2p1p1/4P3/1P3PPq/P1P2Q1p/3R2PB/6K1 w - - 13 34

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