Chess Puzzle #4TzdT — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1429 · Intermediate · dovetail mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen e3; bishop c3; knights g5/h4; pawns b2/d4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rook a1; knight d8; pawns c4/c7/e6/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen d1→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

dovetail mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3n2k1/2p4p/4p3/5pN1/2pP3N/2B1Q1P1/1P4KP/r2q4 w - - 4 29

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