Chess Puzzle #1BYi6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 631 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen e7; pawns a5/c6/c7/d5/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh8 — queen e5→h8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e7→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/2p1qk1p/2p3p1/p1PpQp2/3P1P2/1P6/P5PP/6K1 w - - 1 32

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