Chess Puzzle #0NWT9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 868 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook b1; knight f2; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/f3/h2. Black: king f8; queen f7; rook g8; bishop b4; pawns a7/b5/c6/d4/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen f4→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3# — queen f7→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5kr1/p4q2/2p4p/1p6/1b1p1Q2/1P1P1P2/P1P2N1P/1R5K w - - 1 33

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