Chess Puzzle #9Z4Iz — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1852 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e3; queen c3; rooks b1/g1; bishop d3; pawns a5/b4/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen g2; rook e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king e3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen g2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p3r1p1/2p2n1p/Pp1p4/1P6/2QBK1P1/5Pq1/1R4R1 w - - 1 31

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