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

Rating 613 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishop d2; knight b5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knight e4; pawns a7/d4/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight b5→d6, captures bishop. 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/p4ppp/3b4/1N2pq2/2Ppn3/8/PP1B1PPP/2RQ1K1R w - - 4 18

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