Chess Puzzle #AUqUc — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

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

Position

White: king g4; queen d5; rook h4; bishop g5; pawns b2/g3. Black: king g6; queen h1; pawns d6/e4/f7/h5. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g4→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen h1→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p2/3p2k1/3Q2Bp/4p1KR/6P1/1P6/7q w - - 0 43

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