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

Rating 716 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c3; rooks a1/h1; bishops d4/e2; pawns a4/b2/e5/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks e8/f8; bishop g6; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2# — queen e7→e2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/4q1pp/1p3pb1/p1npP3/P2B2P1/2Q4P/1P2BP2/R3K2R w KQ - 0 23

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