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

Rating 844 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e4; rooks a8/h8; bishop h4; knight g8; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen g3→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/p1p2ppp/2p5/3pP3/3Pq2b/2P3Q1/PP4PP/RNB2K1R w kq - 5 14

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