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

Rating 928 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rook f2; bishop g3; pawns a2/b2/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rook a8; knight e3; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen c2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen b4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp4p1/2p4p/8/1q1Pp3/4n1B1/PPQ2RPP/2K5 w - - 0 23

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