Chess Puzzle #0VRYF — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1376 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishops e2/e3; knights c3/d6; pawns a2/b2/d4/e4/e5/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/h5; bishops d7/g7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/g3/g6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp1b2b1/2nN2p1/4P2r/3PP2q/2N1B1p1/PP1QB1P1/2R2RK1 w - - 1 19

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