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

Rating 968 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a2/f1; knights b1/c5; pawns a3/b4/c3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f5; bishops b7/e5; pawns b5/d4/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c6→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1b5p/2q1p1p1/1pN1br2/1P1p4/P1P3P1/R3QP1P/1N3RK1 w - - 0 25

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