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

Rating 965 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b2; rooks c1/e1; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks d2/d8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen c5→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/1p3p1p/p5p1/2q1p3/2P1P1n1/1P3N1P/PQ1r2P1/2R1RK2 w - - 3 29

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