Chess Puzzle #1DWp9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 696 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rook a1; bishops b3/e3; knight c4; pawns a2/b4/c3/d3/g4. Black: king h8; queen c6; rook h2; bishop d6; knight b7; pawns a7/c5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight c4→d6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c6→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/pn4pp/2qb4/2p5/1PN3P1/1BPPB3/P6r/R3Q1K1 w - - 2 31

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