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

Rating 723 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king f2; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishops d1/e3; pawns a3/b3/d3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; knights e2/g4; pawns a6/b7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe2 — king f2→e2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3# — queen b6→e3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qxe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1p3ppp/pq6/4p3/4P1n1/PPQPB1P1/4nK1P/R2B1R2 w kq - 3 20

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