Chess Puzzle #7XdYE — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1604 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king f1; queen d6; rooks b3/e1; bishop g2; pawns a2/c4/d2/d5/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks b8/f8; bishops d4/h3; pawns a7/c5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb8 — rook b3→b8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3# — queen f5→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p4p1p/3Q2p1/2pP1q2/2Pb4/1R3PPb/P2P2BP/4RK2 w - - 5 24

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