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

Rating 444 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook e8; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; bishop f8; knight f3; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6/f4/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen c2→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen g5→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Rbk1/2p4p/p2p2p1/1p1P2q1/5p2/2P2n1P/PPQ2P2/5N1K w - - 1 27

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