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

Rating 979 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks c8/f8; bishops a6/c5; pawns a7/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen e4→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen b5→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p2p1ppp/b7/1qbNP3/4Q3/1P6/P1PB1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 17

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