Chess Puzzle #0six0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 906 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d4; rooks d1/h4; bishop e2; knight f2; pawns a2/d5/f4/g4/h6. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks c3/f8; bishop f3; pawns a7/b7/d6/e7/f6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh3 — rook h4→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2# — queen c2→e2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp2p2p/3p1ppP/3P4/3Q1PPR/2r2b2/P1q1BN2/3RK3 w - - 2 26

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