Chess Puzzle #1TdYn — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1259 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook a1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns b2/c2/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks e3/f6; bishop e2; pawns a7/c7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop c1→e3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen d7→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pQpq2pp/5r2/2P5/8/4r3/1PP1bPPP/RNB3K1 w - - 0 22

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