Chess Puzzle #926z1 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1626 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen c5; rooks a1/g1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d2/e4/h2. Black: king h6; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; knights f3/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg3 — rook g1→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4# — queen h4→e4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/ppp3pp/5n1k/2Q1p3/4P2q/2PK1n2/PP1P3P/RNB3R1 w - - 0 15

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