Chess Puzzle #4x2Zr — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1122 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; knights c3/d4; pawns a3/b4/c2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns a6/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight d4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/5ppp/pqp1p3/3pPb2/1P1NnP2/P1N5/2P3PP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 15

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