Chess Puzzle #4sQ84 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1010 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c3/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2# — queen d8→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1n5/4P2Q/5B2/2p1P3/PPP2PPP/R3KBNR w KQkq - 0 9

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