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

Rating 994 · Beginner · dovetail mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/c6/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e3; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd3 — bishop f1→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd3# — queen e3→d3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

dovetail mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp2ppp/2P5/2b2b2/Q1P2p2/4qN2/PPK3PP/RNB2B1R w kq - 1 14

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