Chess Puzzle #3E9zj — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1195 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; knight e4; pawns a2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks f2/f8; bishop d4; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen b2→f2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p4pp1/1p2p2p/8/3bNP2/3Q4/Pq3rPP/3RRK2 w - - 4 27

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