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

Rating 695 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e4; queen f3; rook h1; bishop b5; knight g3; pawns c3/g4. Black: king e8; queen d2; rook d4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd4# — queen d2→d4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxd4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/pp4pp/2n1p3/1B6/3rK1P1/2P2QN1/3q4/7R w - - 3 29

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