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

Rating 570 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook a1; bishops b3/h6; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rook a8; bishops c8/f6; knight b6; pawns a7/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen c3→f6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1q1k1/p4p1p/1np2bpB/3p4/8/1BQ5/PPP2PPP/RN4K1 w - - 0 17

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