Chess Puzzle #4K5yY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1151 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b4/c2/d2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/c8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight b1→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen f6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/ppp2ppp/1b3q2/8/1PB1P3/8/P1PP2PP/RN1QK2R w KQkq - 0 11

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