Chess Puzzle #3zQIk — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1443 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rooks b2/b3; bishop f3; pawns e5/f2/g3/h3. Black: king c4; queen c1; rook a1; pawn h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be4 — bishop f3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/7p/4P3/2k5/1R3BPP/1R3PK1/r1q5 w - - 3 49

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