Chess Puzzle #27T61 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1153 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/b3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/g4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f2/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight b3→c5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen e7→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp1qpp1/5n1p/2bP4/2P3b1/1NQ5/PPP2pPP/RNB2K1R w kq - 2 14

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