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

Rating 1060 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook e1; bishop e5; knight g2; pawns a2/b2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d3; rook f1; bishops a6/g7; pawns a7/b7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook e1→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen d3→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7k/pp4bp/b7/4B3/6Q1/3q4/PP4NP/4RrK1 w - - 6 33

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