Chess Puzzle #5MucZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1157 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rook e1; bishop c4; knight f7; pawns b3/f6. Black: king c8; queen a2; rooks f1/h2; pawns a7/b7/c5/c6/e6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf1 — bishop c4→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen a2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k5/pp3N2/2p1pP2/2p1Q3/2B5/1P6/q6r/4RrK1 w - - 2 32

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