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

Rating 1048 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b1/f4; knight f3; pawns b2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a1; rooks a8/f8; bishops b3/g7; knight b8; pawns a7/b5/c6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxb3 — king c2→b3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa4# — queen a1→a4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/p3ppbp/2p3p1/1p2P3/3P1B2/1bP2N1P/1PKQ2P1/qB1R3R w - - 7 18

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