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

Rating 889 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c7; rooks a1/h1; bishops b5/c1; knights a3/d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen h4; rooks d7/h8; bishops f8/h5; knights e4/e5; pawns d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5b1r/2Qr1kpp/8/1B1pn2b/3NnP1q/N1P1P3/PP4PP/R1B2K1R w - - 1 21

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