Chess Puzzle #3L9zg — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen c1; bishop e3; pawns a5/b6/c5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen d3; bishop b5; pawns e7/f6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen c1→d2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf1# — queen d3→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4p1kp/1P3pp1/PbP5/8/3qB2P/5PP1/2Q1K3 w - - 13 37

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