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

Rating 1118 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen h3; rook a1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d4. Black: king b8; queen e3; pawns b7/c7/f6/f7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen e3→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/1pp2p2/5p1p/8/3P4/4q1KQ/PP6/RN6 w - - 0 41

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