Chess Puzzle #4CKfY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1143 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen e2; bishop e4; pawns e5/f4/g3/h4. Black: king g7; queen g1; bishop d4; pawns e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg2 — queen e2→g2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen g1→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pk1/4p1p1/4P2p/3bBP1P/5KP1/4Q3/6q1 w - - 28 53

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