Chess Puzzle #1YvBG — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 948 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen g7; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f4; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2/g4/h2. Black: king e8; queen d2; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns a7/c4/c6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king e2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen d2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rk2r/p4pQp/2p5/5b2/2p1nBP1/4P3/PP1qKP1P/R4B1R w k - 1 16

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