Chess Puzzle #5JdH9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1267 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks d1/e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/h3. Black: king g7; queen f3; rook f6; bishop b7; pawns a7/c5/c7/e3/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen c3→e3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen f3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/pbp2pkp/5rp1/2p5/2P5/1PQ1pq1P/P3R3/3R2K1 w - - 0 28

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