Chess Puzzle #2LGVE — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 782 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e2; rooks a1/e1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook a8; bishop a6; knight g4; pawns a7/c7/e4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa6 — queen e2→a6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/p1p3pp/b7/8/3Ppqn1/2N5/PPP1QPP1/R3RK2 w - - 2 18

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