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

Rating 1228 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen d3; rook b1; knight c3; pawns d5/f3/g5. Black: king h7; queen f2; rook f5; pawns a6/d6/f7/g6/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3# — queen f2→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p1k/p2p2p1/3P1rP1/6Kp/2NQ1P2/5q2/1R6 w - - 2 43

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