Chess Puzzle #0YGo5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g4; queen e2; rook d4; bishop h5; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/f5. Black: king f6; queen g1; pawns a3/b7/c6/e5/f4/f7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g4→h3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg3# — queen g1→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3p2/2p2k1p/4pP1B/2PRPpK1/pP6/P3Q3/6q1 w - - 1 50

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