Chess Puzzle #ImCZ1 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1452 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights c3/e5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g1; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d3 — pawn d2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn1pn2/4N3/2P2P2/2N5/PP1PK1PP/R1BQ1BbR w kq - 8 10

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