Chess Puzzle #0s9af — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 541 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king d1; queen f3; rooks d3/e4; pawns c2/d6/g2/g5/h2. Black: king g8; queen a1; rook f8; bishop c3; pawns a6/b5/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king d1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a1→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4pp1p/p2P2p1/1p4P1/4R3/2bR1Q2/2P3PP/q2K4 w - - 2 24

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