Chess Puzzle #3RR3u — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1462 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/f3; knight a4; pawns a3/b3/c4/c7. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks f8/h5; knight c6; pawns a5/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg2 — bishop f3→g2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen g3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pP3pp/2n5/p6r/N1P5/PP3Bq1/1B6/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 24

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