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

Rating 1464 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c3; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; knight c4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a7/c5/c7/d6/f4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd4# — queen f2→d4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pbp2p1p/3p2p1/2p5/2N1Pp2/1PKP1P1P/P1P2qP1/R2Q3R w - - 0 18

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