Chess Puzzle #J3xsi — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1481 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop a2; knight c3; pawns a3/b3/c2/d3/g2. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; knights f3/g4; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen d1→f3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppq2p2/7p/3p2p1/2p3n1/PPNP1n2/B1P3P1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 20

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