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

Rating 1338 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h4; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights e6/g5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen a4; rooks a8/f7; bishop g7; knights d7/f6; pawns c5/d6/e7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen a4→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/3nprbp/3pNn2/2p3N1/q6Q/8/PP3PP1/R1B2K1R w - - 5 20

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