Chess Puzzle #60uzt — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1447 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight b1; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; knight g3; pawns a7/c5/c6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen e2→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4ppp/2p5/2p5/7q/1P1PP1n1/PBP1Q1P1/RN3RK1 w - - 1 16

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