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

Rating 1363 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook f1; pawns a3/b2/d4/e4/g5/h4. Black: king f8; queen h3; rook c2; pawns a6/b5/d6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/5p2/p2p2p1/1p4Pp/3PPQ1P/P6q/1Pr5/5R1K w - - 1 47

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