Chess Puzzle #5D6AA — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1071 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/g1; bishops a6/e3; pawns a3/b4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks c6/f8; bishops d5/e7; pawns d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa2# — queen f2→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3pbppp/B1r1p3/3bP3/1P6/P2QB3/5qPP/2KR2R1 w - - 4 21

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