Chess Puzzle #2Yu3e — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen c6; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; pawns c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen c6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bk3r/p1p2ppp/1qQ5/4P3/5Pn1/2PB4/6PP/3RK2R w K - 1 17

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