Chess Puzzle #30x09 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1098 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b3; knight g3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b5/c5/d4/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e4→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen e7→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pb2qppp/8/1ppp4/3pP3/PB1P2N1/1PP2KPP/R2Q1R2 w - - 0 16

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