Chess Puzzle #9Cpzo — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1945 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen e7; bishop h6; knights a8/h5; pawns a2/b3/c2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rook h8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b4/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king d3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc3# — queen f3→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: N5kr/1b2Qp1p/p6B/7N/1p6/1P1K1q2/P1P5/8 w - - 0 30

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