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

Rating 451 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights d2/d4; pawns a2/b2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; knights c2/g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc2 — knight d4→c2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2# — queen e7→e2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp2qppp/2pp2n1/8/2PN1Pb1/6Q1/PPnNB1PP/R3K2R w KQ - 4 17

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