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

Rating 1073 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h4; rooks d1/e1; bishop e3; pawns a2/c2/d4/f2/g4. Black: king e7; queen c3; rooks e8/f6; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/c6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg5 — bishop e3→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen c3→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1p2k1p1/p1p2r2/8/3Pn1PQ/2q1B3/P1P2P2/2KRR3 w - - 10 27

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