Chess Puzzle #I915K — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1430 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/a6/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight b8; pawns c5/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen d5→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc1# — queen b2→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/3p1ppp/P7/2pQ4/8/8/Pq2PPPP/RN2KBNR w KQkq - 0 9

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