Chess Puzzle #Bhun5 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king e2; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/h3. Black: king c8; queen b6; rooks d7/h8; bishops g3/g4; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen g5→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k3nr/pp1r1ppp/1qp5/6Q1/4P1b1/1BN2PbP/PPP1K3/R1B4R w - - 3 16

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