Chess Puzzle #2mS9K — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1460 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g5; rooks d8/f4; knight h5; pawns a2/c3/e4. Black: king h7; queen h2; knight e3; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh4 — rook f4→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5# — queen h2→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R4/pp4pk/4p3/6KN/4PR2/2P1n3/P6q/8 w - - 6 33

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