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

Rating 790 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b4; rooks a1/h1; knight b6; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g4; rooks a8/h8; bishop a6; pawns b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight b6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen g4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1p3ppp/bNp5/3p4/1Q1P2q1/P3P3/1P3PPP/R3K2R w KQkq - 2 18

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