Chess Puzzle #F5NBr — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen c5; rook h1; bishop f1; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/c4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook h8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b3/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen c5→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe1# — queen h4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6kr/p4pp1/4b2p/2Q5/P1P4q/1p3P2/1P2N1PP/2K2B1R w - - 2 27

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