Chess Puzzle #23m5x — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 976 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks c2/e3; knight b5; pawns a3/b2/d4. Black: king h7; queen h2; rook f2; bishop g3; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/e4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook c2→f2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h2→f2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4pk/2n4p/1N6/3Pp3/P3R1b1/1PR2r1q/3Q1K2 w - - 0 28

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