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

Rating 1274 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f4; rooks b4/d3; bishop g2; knight d6; pawns a4/b2/g4/h3. Black: king h8; queen e1; rooks c1/d8; knight e6; pawns b7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen f4→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen e1→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/1p4p1/3Nn2p/8/PR3QP1/3R3P/1P4BK/2r1q3 w - - 3 38

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