Chess Puzzle #4d0nf — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1093 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/g2; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/d4/d5/e3/h3. Black: king c8; queen g3; rooks d8/h8; bishop h4; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen g3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pp1n1pp1/2p3p1/3P4/3Pp2b/4P1qP/PPQN2B1/R1B2K1R w - - 3 19

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