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

Rating 872 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks b1/g5; bishops c1/c4; knight h4; pawns d3/d4/e4/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen h3; rooks d7/h8; bishops a5/e2; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc2 — queen b3→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen h3→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/1p1r1pp1/p2p1n2/b5R1/2BPP2N/1Q1P2Pq/4b2P/1RB3K1 w - - 7 30

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