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

Rating 1072 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b7; rooks a1/e1; knights c7/d4; pawns a2/c5/f2/h4. Black: king f8; queen h3; rook d8; knight h6; pawns b6/d5/e4/f6/h5. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king f1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd3# — queen h3→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1k2/1QN5/1p3p1n/2Pp3p/3Np2P/7q/P4P2/R3RK2 w - - 3 29

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