Chess Puzzle #418ba — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1253 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king h2; queen e1; rooks a2/a6; knights d2/f4; pawns a3/c4/d5/e4/f3. Black: king f7; rooks g6/h4; bishops d7/f6; pawns c7/d6/g2. White is ahead by 11 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen e1→h4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g1=Q# — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion. The combination ends with g1=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2pb1k2/R2p1br1/3P4/2P1PN1r/P4P2/R2N2pK/4Q3 w - - 0 39

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