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

Rating 1325 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d6; queen f4; rook d7; pawns c5/g3/h2. Black: king g6; queen e1; bishop g2; pawns a6/b7/f6/g5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen f4→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5# — queen e1→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p1R3p/p2K1pk1/2P3p1/5Q2/6P1/6bP/4q3 w - - 2 54

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