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

Rating 927 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f3; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king e1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp2ppp/8/3pP3/3Pn2q/2P2B2/P1PB2PP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 11

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