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

Rating 1194 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king e3; queen d4; rook d2; pawns a2/e5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen h1; bishop d5; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen h1→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3ppk/p3p2p/3bP3/3Q1P2/4K1P1/P2R3P/7q w - - 6 36

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