Chess Puzzle #4oGCm — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1373 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/c2/e2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight c7→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen g5→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbk3r/p1Np1ppp/8/4p1q1/8/8/PPP1P1PP/R2Q1BKR w - - 2 11

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