Chess Puzzle #4qzHU — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1238 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f4; rook b1; pawns c3/d4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king h5; queen f5; bishop c4; pawns b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb1 — queen f5→b1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen f4→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pp1/4p2p/1p1p1q1k/2bP1Q2/2P2PKP/6P1/1R6 b - - 1 33

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