Chess Puzzle #24oGK — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 951 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f6; rooks d8/h8; bishops e4/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e3/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen f6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/pp1n2p1/2p2q1p/8/3Pb3/1BP1pP2/PP4PP/R2QK1NR w KQ - 0 14

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