Chess Puzzle #1b7nv — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1142 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c4; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/f8; bishop f3; knight e2; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3# — queen e3→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp2ppp/8/3Pp3/2B1N3/2PPqb2/PP2n1PP/R2QR2K w - - 0 16

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