Chess Puzzle #4U83h — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1332 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, triangle mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook e1; bishop d5; pawns a3/d6/f4/g3. Black: king g8; queen a2; rook h2; pawns c4/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen c3→c4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen a2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/3P3p/3B4/2p2P2/P1Q3P1/q6r/4R1K1 w - - 0 30

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