Chess Puzzle #0uCyG — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 798 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a2→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen b5→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/1p3ppp/p3pn2/1q1pN3/3P1Bb1/1QP5/PP1N1PPP/R3K2R w KQkq - 2 12

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