Chess Puzzle #045Y6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks c1/h1; bishop e4; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; knights b8/d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/ppp3p1/4pq1p/8/Q2nB1b1/P1N2NP1/1P3PP1/2R1K2R w K - 0 18

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