Chess Puzzle #2iQ9N — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1170 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights d2/f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; knights e3/e4; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king e1→e2. 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: r3k2r/p4pp1/2p1p2p/1p1p4/3PnNPq/2PQn2P/PP1N4/R1B1K2R w Qkq - 1 22

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