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

Rating 798 · Beginner · back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook d1; bishops e5/f5; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a7/h8; bishops f7/f8; pawns a6/b5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen f3→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1# — queen h5→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5bkr/r4bpp/p7/1p2BB1q/4N3/5Q2/PPP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 5 23

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