Chess Puzzle #556T1 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1324 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h2; rook a1; bishops c4/d2; knights b1/h8; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4. Black: king f8; queen g3; rook a8; bishop g2; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f3/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f2# — pawn f3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with f2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4k1N/1pp3pp/p1np4/4p3/2B1P3/3P1pq1/PPPB2bQ/RN5K w - - 2 21

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