Chess Puzzle #F5duA — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1784 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a3/b2/c5/d4/e3/f4/g2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g3/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/pp3pp1/2p1p3/2Pp4/3P1P1q/P3P1p1/1P4P1/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 14

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