Chess Puzzle #3C1vp — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1218 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d8; rook g2; bishop g5; pawns a2/e4/f2/f4/h2. Black: king g7; queen h5; rook c1; bishop e5; pawns a7/b6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook g2→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen h5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/p4pkp/1p4p1/4b1Bq/4PP2/8/P4PRP/2r4K w - - 1 28

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