Chess Puzzle #1wK9w — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1019 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knight d2; pawns a4/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e3; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/h4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen d1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/1p3ppp/p1n1p3/3pP3/P4P1b/2PBq3/1P1N2PP/R1BQ1K1R w kq - 8 14

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