Chess Puzzle #9BNv5 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e1; rook e3; pawns c3/f4/g3/h5. Black: king g7; queen d5; bishop a8; pawns f6/f7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg1 — queen e1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5# — queen d5→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: b7/5pk1/5p1p/3q3P/5P2/2P1R1P1/7K/4Q3 w - - 3 58

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