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

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

Position

White: king g2; queen e4; rook f5; bishop b7; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/g3. Black: king g8; queen c1; knight e3; pawns a7/c5/d4/e5/g7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf2 — king g2→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen c1→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pB4p1/8/2p1pR2/2PpQ3/4n1P1/PP2P1K1/2q5 w - - 4 30

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