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

Rating 1011 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/e2; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c6/e3/f2/h3. Black: king e8; queen g2; rooks a8/h8; bishops d6/h5; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen g2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp3pp/2Pb4/5p1b/4n3/P1N1PN1P/1P2BPq1/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 15

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