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

Rating 1003 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b7; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights e5/f6; pawns a7/c4/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pQ2pppp/5n2/4n3/2pP2b1/8/PP3PPP/RNB1KB1R w KQkq - 0 9

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