Chess Puzzle #0ML8x — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 793 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; knights a3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d4; rooks a8/f3; knights d3/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen d4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r7/ppp2kpp/5n2/3P4/2Pq4/N2n1r2/PP1QN1PP/R4K1R w - - 0 21

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