Chess Puzzle #CDbI4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1420 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e4; queen a6; rook d1; pawns a2/e3/e5/f4/g5/h3. Black: king h7; queen c2; bishop g3; pawns a5/c5/e6/g6/g7/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen a6→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen c2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pk/Q3p1p1/p1p1P1P1/4KP1p/4P1bP/P1q5/3R4 w - - 2 37

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