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

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

Position

White: king g2; queen e2; rook d1; bishop e5; pawns a4/b5/e6/g3/h3. Black: king g6; queen b7; bishop c5; pawns a5/b6/f5/h5/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen b7→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1q5p/1p2P1k1/pPb1Bp1p/P7/6PP/4Q1K1/3R4 w - - 4 42

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