Chess Puzzle #0Wk7N — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1391 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b2; queen e3; rooks d2/f1; knights b6/d5; pawns a4/b3/c2/e4/f3/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook b4; knights c4/c6; pawns a5/b7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king b2→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen f6→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p2pp1p/1Nnp1qp1/p2N3P/Prn1P1P1/1P2QP2/1KPR4/5R2 w - - 3 28

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