Chess Puzzle #3ZBq3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1152 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rook c6; bishop e3; knight d6; pawns b5/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen a5; rook f8; bishop g7; knight c8; pawns f5/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc8 — knight d6→c8, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2n2r1k/6b1/2RN3p/qP1QPpp1/5P2/4B3/6PP/6K1 w - - 3 34

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