Chess Puzzle #DQT2H — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/e1; knight f1; pawns a2/b4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; bishops b6/f5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen f2→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp3ppp/1b2p3/3pPb2/1P6/2Q4P/P4qP1/R3RNK1 w - - 0 25

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