Chess Puzzle #5tO9O — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1486 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king d3; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/h6; knights a6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight b1→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc4# — queen c6→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/ppp2p1p/n1q3pb/3pP3/3P4/P2K1N2/1PP3PP/RNBQ1B1R w kq d6 0 10

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