Chess Puzzle #2A636 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1247 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/g2; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/d5. Black: king e8; queen g3; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen g3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/pp3pp1/2p1p3/3P4/2PP2n1/2N2Nq1/PP4B1/R1BQR1K1 w kq - 1 13

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