Chess Puzzle #GM5sx — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king e2; queen e3; bishop e7; knight d3; pawns d2/d4/f2/f6. Black: king f7; queen g2; rook b1; pawns a7/c6/d5/g4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight d3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen g2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p3Bk2/2p2P2/3p4/3P2p1/3NQ3/3PKPq1/1r6 w - - 0 48

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