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

Rating 1064 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rook d6; bishop b3; pawns a2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e3; queen c3; bishop h6; pawns c5/g7. White is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen f5→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen c3→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: 8/6p1/3R3b/2p2Q2/4P3/1Bq1kP2/P5PP/7K w - - 9 50

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