Chess Puzzle #A4HFN — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1540 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king f2; queen a7; rooks e2/f1; bishop c5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks f8/h6; bishop f3; pawns a6/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf3 — king f2→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf4# — queen h2→f4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qxf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/Qp4pp/p6r/2B5/2P2P2/1P3b2/P3RKPq/5R2 w - - 0 32

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