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

Rating 408 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen f3; rooks d4/h1; bishop g3; knight g1; pawns a2/b3/g2/h2/h7. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks c8/f8; bishop d3; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen f3→d3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc1# — queen c5→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2r1k/pp3p1P/4p3/2qp4/3R4/1P1b1QB1/P5PP/1K4NR w - - 1 24

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