Chess Puzzle #3S5Cv — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1060 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen e1; bishop g3; pawns a2/b3/c3/e6/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen c2; bishop e7; pawns a3/b5/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen e1→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen c2→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4b1pp/2p1P3/1p4P1/7P/pPP3B1/P1q5/K3Q3 w - - 3 42

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