Chess Puzzle #5Bfsg — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1460 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b4; rooks e3/g3; pawns a2/b3/g2. Black: king f6; queen d5; rooks a8/h3; knight f4; pawns a7/e6/f5/g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook g3→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/p7/4pkp1/3q1p2/1Q3n2/1P2R1Rr/P5P1/7K w - - 0 35

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