Chess Puzzle #2JLvs — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 643 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen e3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/e5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp3ppp/4pn2/2pPp3/2B1P1b1/4Q3/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 0 9

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