Chess Puzzle #DZuha — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1661 · Advanced · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen b6; rooks c1/f1; bishop e7; pawns a4/b3/c2/e5/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook e1; bishop h6; pawns d5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe1 — king d1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2# — queen f4→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4Bp1p/1Q4pb/3pP3/P4q2/1P6/2P4P/2RKrR2 w - - 3 41

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