Chess Puzzle #0Bo9O — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 874 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/f3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight g8; pawns a6/b5/c7/e5/g6/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/2p3p1/p5p1/1p1Pp3/7q/2N1BB2/PP3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 16

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