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

Rating 1059 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights d4/e4; pawns a7/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. 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: r1b2rk1/pp1p1ppp/4p3/5q2/2Pnn3/P3PN2/1P2BPPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 13

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