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

Rating 1087 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen a2; rook e1; bishop b2; knight g7; pawns g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d1; rook f3; bishop c5; pawns a7/c7/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3# — queen d1→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p1p3Nk/8/2b4p/8/5r2/QB4PP/3qRK2 w - - 0 39

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