Chess Puzzle #24Jqp — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1280 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen b3; rooks d2/h1; bishop f1; knights c5/g1; pawns b2/d4/e5/f3/g4/h4. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; knights b4/e7; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc1 — king c2→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a5→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/p3nppp/2p1p3/qpNpP3/1n1P2PP/1Q3P2/1PKR4/5BNR w kq - 2 17

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