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

Rating 875 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks c1/h1; bishop f1; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/e3/e5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king e7; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop e6; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight c7→e6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2# — queen d8→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q3r/1pN1kp2/p3b2p/4P1p1/4n3/1Q2P1P1/PP3PP1/2R1KB1R w K - 1 18

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