Chess Puzzle #0Xfg1 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

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

Position

White: king e1; queen e3; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knights d2/d7; pawns a3/b4/c5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/c3; knight e7; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen e3→c3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen b5→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/3Nnppp/b1p1p3/pqPp4/1P2PB2/P1b1Q3/3N1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 17

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