Chess Puzzle #118YI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 890 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen e5; knight d7; pawns a2/b2/e2/f2. Black: king g8; queen h2; pawns a6/b7/f5/f7/g3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king g2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p1N1p2/p7/4Qp2/8/6p1/PP2PPKq/8 w - - 3 33

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