Chess Puzzle #117rC — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 919 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rooks f1/h1; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/f8; bishop g5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d6/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen f4→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp3p1/3pp2p/6b1/3pPqP1/3P1P1P/PPP1K3/3Q1RNR w - - 6 18

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