Chess Puzzle #7d3gF — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks b1/e1; bishops c2/h2; pawns a3/c4/d6/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks b8/f8; bishop d7; knight h5; pawns a7/c5/e6/g2/g4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb8 — rook b1→b8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p2b4/3Pp3/2p1Q2n/2P1P1pq/P7/2B2PpB/1R2R1K1 w - - 2 32

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