Chess Puzzle #54WmE — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1054 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; knight a3; pawns a5/b4/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c3; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb5 — knight a3→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen c3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/ppp3pk/8/P2Q4/1P6/N1q5/6PP/6K1 w - - 3 30

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