Chess Puzzle #474LR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1228 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queens d8/e5; rook a7; bishop g2; pawns g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen f2; bishop g6; knight e2; pawns b6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen d8→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen f2→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/R4ppk/1p4bp/4Q3/8/6PP/4nqBK/8 w - - 1 44

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