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

Rating 1023 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knight g1; pawns a3/c2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights a4/c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen g3→g7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen a5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/q7/n1Pp1B2/P5Q1/2P2PPP/R1K2BNR w kq - 2 14

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