Chess Puzzle #IKU4o — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop c6; knights d5/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks b8/f8; bishops c5/f1; pawns a7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf1 — king g1→f1, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen g3→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p1p2pp1/2Bp3p/2bNp3/4P3/P2P1Nq1/1PP2P2/R2Q1bK1 w - - 0 19

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