Chess Puzzle #EvX3t — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1769 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen d5; rooks d4/h1; bishop f1; knight f3; pawns b2/d6/e2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b1; rooks c8/f8; bishop f5; pawns a7/b7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc1# — queen b1→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2r1k/pp4p1/3P4/3Q1b1p/3R1P2/5N2/1P1KP1PP/1q3B1R w - - 3 21

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