Chess Puzzle #0NY3d — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 872 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; knights a2/g1; pawns a4/b3/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights b8/f6; pawns a5/b4/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight g1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen d4→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/6pp/4pn2/p4p2/Pp1q4/1P1B1P2/N1PQ2PP/2KR2NR w - - 0 16

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