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

Rating 1214 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook e6; bishops d3/f4; pawns a2/c3/c4/f5/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook e8; bishop b7; knight f8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook e6→e8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c6→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rnk1/pbp3p1/1pqpRp1p/5P2/2P2BPP/2PB2Q1/P6K/8 w - - 3 24

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