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

Rating 567 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; bishop h7; pawns b2/d4/e3/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen b4; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen g4→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen b4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5k2/6pB/p3p3/1p6/1qpP2Q1/4P3/1P4PP/7K w - - 1 33

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