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

Position

White: king g3; queen f4; rook f1; bishop c4; pawns a4/b3/e5/h5. Black: king h8; queen e4; rook g8; bishop e7; pawns b4/d4/e6/f7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh2 — king g3→h2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen e4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/4bp2/4p3/4P2P/PpBpqQ2/1P4K1/8/5R2 w - - 1 39

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