Chess Puzzle #BiZKy — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1458 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c4; queen d1; rooks b8/c6; pawns a2/c3/d5/e4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks e2/f3; bishop f8; pawns a6/d6/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen d1→e2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc3# — queen a5→c3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R3bk1/7p/p1Rp2p1/q2Pp3/2K1P2P/2P2rP1/P3r3/3Q4 w - - 0 40

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