Chess Puzzle #07pY9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 776 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/d3; knight d5; pawns a3/b4/c2/f3/h2/h3. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop d4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king e1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp2pp1/2n4p/3Np3/1P1b3q/P2B1P1P/2PB3P/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 14

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