Chess Puzzle #M56qx — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1543 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop f1; knights b1/g5; pawns a3/b4/c2/d2/e2/f2/g2. Black: king g7; queen h4; rook a8; bishop c8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e7/f5/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf3 — knight g5→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb5/ppppp1k1/6p1/5pN1/1P4nq/P7/2PPPPP1/RN1QKB2 w Q - 2 11

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