Chess Puzzle #9054G — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1432 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f4; rooks f2/f5; knight d5; pawns a3/b2/c2/g3/h2. Black: king a7; queen d1; rooks g6/h8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc7 — queen f4→c7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h3# — pawn h4→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with h3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/kpp5/p1n3r1/3N1R2/5Q1p/P5P1/1PP2RKP/3q4 w - - 7 29

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