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

Rating 568 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a8; rook a1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f8; bishop c8; knight g6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q1b2qk1/2pp2pp/p5n1/1p6/8/4P3/PPP3PP/R1B4K w - - 1 18

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