Chess Puzzle #1ruXY — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1345 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishops c1/d1; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/h4. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; knights b6/d4; pawns a7/b7/c5/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6 — knight e4→f6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3# — queen f5→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/pp4p1/1n3b1p/2p1pq1Q/3nN2P/3P4/PPP5/R1BB2RK w - - 0 23

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