Chess Puzzle #1BLbS — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 594 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; bishops b7/h6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rook d1; bishops e5/e6; pawns a7/e7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd1 — knight c3→d1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pB2pp2/4b1pB/q3b3/8/2N2Q2/PP3PPP/3r2K1 w - - 0 22

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