Chess Puzzle #16Gn4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1345 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g2; rook b8; pawns a2/b3/c2/h4. Black: king c5; queen c3; knight c1; pawns a3/b4/c7/d6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxc1 — king b1→c1, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen c3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R6/2p5/3p4/2k5/1p5P/pPq5/P1P3Q1/1Kn5 w - - 4 49

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