Chess Puzzle #o9DRT — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1908 · Advanced · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a8; rook a1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen e6; bishop c1; pawns a7/c7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight b1→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e6→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q7/p1pk3p/4q1p1/8/8/3P4/PPP3PP/RNb4K w - - 1 23

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