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

Rating 459 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b7; rook d3; bishop c4; knight b1; pawns c3/f2/f3/h3. Black: king h8; queen f6; rook f8; knight e7; pawns e4/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1Q2n1pp/5q2/4p3/2B1p3/2PR1P1P/5P2/1N3K2 w - - 0 30

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