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

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen d2; rooks d7/h3; pawns c3/e5/f4/h4. Black: king f7; queen a4; knight e7; pawns a5/d5/e6/f5/g6/h5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king c2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4# — queen a4→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3Rnk2/4p1p1/p2pPp1p/q4P1P/2P4R/2KQ4/8 w - - 1 42

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