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

Rating 1228 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a6/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns b2/c3/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen f5; rooks f8/h7; bishop c5; knight f6; pawns b6/c7/d6/e5/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen b3→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f5→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: 5r2/2p1k2r/Rp1p1n1p/2b1pq2/2B5/1QPP4/1P3PPP/1NB1K2R w K - 0 18

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