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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f2; bishop c1; knight d1; pawns a2/b2/c5/d4/e2. Black: king e8; queen g3; rooks a8/g2; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook f2→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen g3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k3/pp3pp1/2p1p1p1/2Pp4/3P2n1/1Q4q1/PP2PRr1/R1BN2K1 w q - 0 15

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