Chess Puzzle #0cN8g — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 659 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks b1/e1; bishop a2; knight f3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight h3; pawns a6/b4/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1b3ppp/p3p3/2p2q2/Pp6/3P1NPn/BPP2P1P/1R1QRK2 w - - 3 28

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