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

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen a6; rooks d1/h3; pawn c2. Black: king h8; queen c3; bishop g7; knight e2; pawns b5/e7/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen c3→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/4ppbp/Q7/1p3p2/8/2q4R/2P1n3/2KR4 w - - 2 37

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