Chess Puzzle #25wuh — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 855 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rooks b1/h1; bishop d2; knights c3/g1; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/h4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nge2 — knight g1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/1q1p1n2/3Pp3/4P2b/P1NQ1P2/1P1B2PP/1R3KNR w - - 3 15

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