Chess Puzzle #1c4DY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rook a1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns b2/b4/d4/e4/f2/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen h3; rook a8; knight e7; pawns a6/c6/c7/d6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf1# — queen h3→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k3/2p1np1p/p1pp4/8/1P1PPP2/2N4q/1P2QP1P/R1B4K w q - 1 19

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