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

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

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c6; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rook h8; bishops c5/g4; knight f6; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3q1k1r/p1p2ppp/2B2n2/2b5/6b1/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 3 12

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