Chess Puzzle #0EuoS — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1386 · Intermediate · dovetail mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen e2; rook c2; bishop c1; pawns a3/b4/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b3; rook d8; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe4 — king f3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5# — queen b3→d5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

dovetail mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/1p3ppp/p7/8/1P2nP2/Pq2PK2/2R1Q1PP/2B5 w - - 7 30

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