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

Rating 1418 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen b6; rooks c1/e1; bishop h4; knight a5; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g5/h3. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks f8/h8; bishops d6/f7; pawns a6/b7/c7/e4/f3/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen b6→d6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd6# — queen d7→d6, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r1r/1ppq1bp1/pQ1b4/N2P2Pp/4p2B/5pKP/PP3P2/2R1R3 w - - 0 25

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