Chess Puzzle #37Dvy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1076 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/d5/e3/f2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks b8/h5; bishop g3; pawns b7/c5/e4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen c2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f3→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/1p3ppp/3N4/2pP3r/4p3/4Pqb1/PPQ2P2/R1B1RK2 w - - 14 27

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