Chess Puzzle #0fI8W — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1401 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d2; rook a1; bishops e2/f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g3. Black: king c8; queen f6; rook h8; bishops c5/d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g4/g5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg5 — bishop f4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/pppb1p2/2p2q2/2b3p1/4PBp1/2NP2P1/PPPQBPK1/R7 w - - 0 18

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