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

Rating 712 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook a3; knight b1; pawns c5/d4/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rook a8; knight f6; pawns a4/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa2 — queen c2→a2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen b4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/5ppp/5n2/2Pp4/pq1P4/R3PP2/2Q3PP/1N4K1 w - - 1 27

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