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

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

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; bishop g3; knight g7; pawns a2/b3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rook e8; knight d1; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe8 — knight g7→e8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen a6→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3pNp/q5p1/8/8/1P3PB1/P2Q2PP/3n3K w - - 0 26

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