Chess Puzzle #2FAVm — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1348 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h4; queen d5; bishop a5; pawns b4/e4/e5/h2. Black: king b8; queen f4; knight d4; pawns b5/c4/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king h4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen f4→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/8/7p/Bp1QP3/1PpnPq1K/8/7P/8 w - - 25 45

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