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

Rating 1180 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knight g1; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen b5→f1, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p2n1ppp/b4n2/1q2p3/8/1P1PB2P/P1PQ1PP1/R3KBNR w KQ - 1 14

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