Chess Puzzle #4AqeW — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1013 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f4; queen e3; rook g7; bishops f3/h6; knight h5; pawns b5/c4/d3/d5/f5/g4. Black: king h8; queen h2; rook f2; bishop d7; knight b7; pawns b6/c5/d6/e7/f6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king f4→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5# — queen h2→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/1n1bp1R1/1p1p1p1B/1PpP1P1N/2P2KP1/3PQB2/5r1q/8 w - - 3 47

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