Chess Puzzle #DUFG8 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1496 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b7/d2; pawns a3/b2/c2/e3/f2. Black: king e8; queen h2; rooks a8/h8; knight g8; pawns a7/b6/d6/d7/f7/g3/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/pB1p1pp1/1p1p4/8/8/P3P1p1/1PPB1P1q/R2QR1K1 w kq - 0 17

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