Chess Puzzle #06SCY — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1213 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c3; queen e3; knight e2; pawns a4/b4/c5. Black: king f7; queen f3; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/e4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king c3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen f3→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3k2/p1p5/2Pp4/PP2p3/2K1Qq2/4N3/8 w - - 1 51

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