Chess Puzzle #4qmmr — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks c1/f1; knights e6/f4; pawns a2/c6/e4/g3/h2. Black: king a8; queen d2; rook c8; knight f3; pawns a6/b5/g4/h3. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook f1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d2→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k1r5/8/p1P1N3/1p3Q2/4PNp1/5nPp/P2q3P/2R2R1K w - - 3 43

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