Chess Puzzle #2CDhs — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 868 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen c4; rooks e4/h8; bishops c5/g4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen c4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5k1r/pp4pp/3p1n2/2b5/2q1rQb1/2N4P/PPPB2P1/R3K2R w KQ - 0 18

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