Chess Puzzle #cqDJ9 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1887 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rook h1; pawns b5/c2/e5/f4/g2/h6. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks a8/b8; knight d5; pawns a3/b2/d7/e6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nc3# — knight d5→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rr5k/3p1q2/4p1QP/1P1nP3/5P2/p7/1pP3P1/1K5R w - - 0 34

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