Chess Puzzle #2B3LM — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1348 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/f3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e3/f2/g2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/c5/c6/d5/f5/g7/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p5p1/2p5/2pp1p1p/6nq/2NPPB2/PPP2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w kq - 3 13

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