Chess Puzzle #19Dbp — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1377 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b3; queen d2; rook d1; bishop d4; knight f3; pawns e5/g5. Black: king a7; queen b7; rook a4; bishop c5; knight a6; pawns c6/d5/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa4 — king b3→a4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb5# — queen b7→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/kq3p2/n1p1p3/2bpP1P1/r2B4/1K3N2/3Q4/3R4 w - - 2 39

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