Chess Puzzle #21mV9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 545 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook c1; knights a4/e2; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks c2/f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc2 — rook c1→c2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp2ppbp/3p2p1/q2P4/N3P3/P3Q3/1Pr1NPPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 18

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