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

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook g1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b3/d4/g5. Black: king g7; queen g4; rook h4; bishop d5; knight e8; pawns a7/b6/d6/e6/e7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen g3→h4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh4# — queen g4→h4, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4n3/p3p1k1/1p1pp3/3b2P1/3P2qr/1P2B1Q1/P6K/6R1 w - - 0 38

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