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

Rating 1250 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops b2/c4; pawns a4/b5/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishops e7/h3; pawns a7/b6/e4/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh3 — king h2→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen g5→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p3bp2/1p4p1/1P4qp/P1BPp3/4P2b/1B3PPK/2RQ3R w - - 0 25

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