Chess Puzzle #52vTT — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1025 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen f3; rook a1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks e8/f8; bishop b3; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb3 — pawn a2→b3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e5→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/ppp2ppp/8/4q3/8/1bNP1Q2/PPP2KPP/R1B5 w - - 0 15

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