Chess Puzzle #11Mb8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rook e1; bishops c3/e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/h3. Black: king c8; queen f4; rook f7; bishop e4; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop c3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k5/p4rp1/1p2p2p/2p5/2P1bq2/1PB4P/P3BP2/Q3R1K1 w - - 0 28

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