Chess Puzzle #04Rnz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 571 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a5; rook h8; bishop d6; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d1→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/ppp3pp/3bp3/q7/3n4/8/PPP2PPP/R1BQ2K1 w - - 0 15

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