Chess Puzzle #8NJAy — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1461 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop a3; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen d3→e4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen f7→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/ppp2qpp/2n5/8/4b3/BPNQ4/P1PP2PP/R5KR w - - 0 16

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