Chess Puzzle #2PaP7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 929 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop f6; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/d3/d5/f2. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns b4/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen g3→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp2ppp/2n2B2/2bP4/1p6/P2P1Nq1/3N1P2/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 18

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