Chess Puzzle #55jeA — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/g8; bishop h5; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen e7→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/pp2q3/2p2p1p/3nN2b/Q4P2/2P5/PP1N1KPP/R4B1R w q - 0 17

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