Chess Puzzle #0yQM2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1122 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/g7; knight g1; pawns c2/c3/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a2; rooks d8/g8; bishop f5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc6 — pawn d5→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2r1/ppp2pBp/2n1p3/3P1b2/8/2P5/q1P1QPPP/2KR1BNR w - - 1 13

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