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

Rating 937 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/g4; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks d6/f8; bishop c5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen f3→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3ppp/2pr4/2b5/4P1B1/5Q2/PPPN1P1q/R1B1RK2 w - - 7 21

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