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

Rating 1358 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/e3; pawns b2/b7/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/e8; bishops b8/f3; knight d7; pawns a7/c6/f6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc8=Q — pawn b7→c8, captures rook, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1br1r1k1/pPqn1ppp/2p2p2/8/3P4/2PBBb1P/1P3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 16

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