Chess Puzzle #0AFSG — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 907 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c2/e3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen e5→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp2ppp/2np4/3Nqb2/8/1P2PP2/P1PQBP1P/2KR3R w - - 3 18

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