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

Position

White: king a1; queen e3; rooks b1/h1; bishop d4; pawns a3/d5/f3/h4. Black: king g8; queen a4; rooks c2/c8; pawns a5/f7/g6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen e3→e5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxa3# — queen a4→a3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxa3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5p2/6p1/p2P4/q2B3P/P3QP2/2r5/KR5R w - - 2 35

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