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

Rating 1150 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/h3. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen f3→b7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2kr2/ppp3pp/8/4p3/3P3q/5Q1P/PPP3K1/R1B2B1R w q - 1 14

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