Chess Puzzle #10AXJ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1156 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook e7; bishop g5; knight e2; pawns d3/e4/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen a4; rook a8; bishop d6; knight e8; pawns a5/c5/d4/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen b7→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen a4→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3n1k1/1Q2Rp2/3bp3/p1p3B1/q2pP3/3P4/4NPP1/6K1 w - - 0 33

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