Chess Puzzle #DZcV3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen b8; knight d6; pawns a7/e4/f3/h2. Black: king h7; queen f2; knight a8; pawns c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen b8→a8, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf1# — queen f2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: nQ6/P4ppk/2pNp2p/8/4P3/5P2/5q1P/7K w - - 2 40

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