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

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rooks b3/d1; bishop c1; pawns a3/e4/f6/h2. Black: king c8; queen e2; rooks d7/h8; bishop d6; pawns b7/d4/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen e2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/1p1r3p/3bQP2/8/3pP3/PR6/4q2P/2BR3K w - - 3 32

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