Chess Puzzle #4AK7O — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1089 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b7; rook a1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5. Black: king e8; queen h2; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight b8; pawns a7/c7/d6/f7/g3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen b7→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/pQp2ppp/3p4/4P3/2BP4/6p1/PPP4q/RNB2K2 w kq - 0 12

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