Chess Puzzle #4cwr4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d4; rook a1; knight b1; pawns a2/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; rook f8; knight e4; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na3 — knight b1→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen c2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p1p2ppp/8/4P3/3Qn3/4P3/P1q3PP/RN3K2 w - - 0 17

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