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

Position

White: king g2; queen c4; rook b2; bishop c6; knight d5; pawns d6/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen a7; rook f1; bishop c8; knight d3; pawns e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen c4→d3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg1# — queen a7→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2b4k/q5pp/2BP4/3Np3/2Q5/3n2P1/1R4KP/5r2 w - - 0 28

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