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

Rating 499 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rook e4; bishop h1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook f8; bishop h3; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d4/g5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight c3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f5→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: 5rk1/pp4p1/1np5/5qp1/3pR3/P1NP2Pb/1P1Q1P1P/6KB w - - 2 29

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