Chess Puzzle #14buR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1217 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f7; rook c8; pawns a3/b5/d4/e3/g2/h5. Black: king h7; queen e1; bishop g7; pawns a7/b6/e6/g5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g3→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen e1→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/p4Qbk/1p2p3/1P4pP/3P4/P3P1K1/6P1/4q3 w - - 1 38

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