Chess Puzzle #2M3IL — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 763 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen d3; rooks h1/h6; knight e5; pawns a4/b5/c3/d4/e3/f4/g4/g5. Black: king g7; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; knight e4; pawns a5/b7/c7/d5/e6/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king e2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6r/1pp3kp/4p1pR/pP1pNpP1/P2PnPP1/2PQP3/1q2K3/7R w - - 3 26

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