Chess Puzzle #2bD23 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1100 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d4; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knight g1; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks a8/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen d4→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen c2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/pp4pp/4p3/8/3Q2n1/8/P1q2PPP/3RKBNR w K - 0 15

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