Chess Puzzle #136NP — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1026 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h6; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knight g1; pawns c2/d6/f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen a3; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b5/c5/e4/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc1 — queen h6→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa2# — queen a3→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4p1p/3Pb1pQ/1pp4P/4p3/q7/2P2PP1/1K1R1BNR w - - 0 21

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