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

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/e3; bishop f3; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook d8; bishops d7/f4; pawns a6/b4/e6/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qa1# — queen f6→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/3b1p2/p3pq1p/6p1/Np3b2/1P2RBP1/P1PQ3P/2KR4 w - - 1 28

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