Chess Puzzle #ETDmr — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e1; bishop b1; pawns f3/g2. Black: king f4; queen b6; bishop d5; knight c4; pawns e6/f6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen b6→e3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg3# — queen e1→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1q2pp1p/3b2p1/2n2k2/5P2/6PK/1B2Q3 b - - 1 52

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