Chess Puzzle #0vap7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 646 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c7; bishop c6; pawns a2/b3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen c5; bishop d7; pawns a6/b5/d3/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd7 — queen c7→d7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc1# — queen c5→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Qb1pk1/p1B1p1p1/1pq5/8/1P1p3P/P4PP1/5K2 w - - 2 36

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