Chess Puzzle #0w0nC — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 936 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen a4; rooks a1/d1; bishop c1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/b7; pawns a7/c6/c7/e4/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf1 — knight d2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pbp3pp/1bp5/4Pp2/Q1P1pP1q/8/PP1NK1PP/R1BR4 w kq - 1 16

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