Chess Puzzle #2N2Ws — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 510 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks b5/e3; knight e1; pawns a2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks d1/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/e6/f5/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd1 — queen f3→d1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen c4→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p7/1pn1p2p/1R2Ppp1/2q5/2P1RQ2/P5PP/3rN2K w - - 0 30

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