Chess Puzzle #6UUjE — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f8; rook g3; knight d4; pawns a4/g2. Black: king h7; queen b1; rook f1; bishop c4; pawns g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf3 — knight d4→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook f1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/7k/6pp/8/P1bN4/6R1/6PK/1q3r2 w - - 0 35

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