Chess Puzzle #FRgq3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1537 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook c7; knight d1; pawns b4/d5/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d2; rook f8; knight g6; pawns a6/d6/e5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg6 — queen e4→g6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen d2→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2R3p1/p2p2np/3Pp3/1P2Q3/5P2/3q2PP/3N2K1 w - - 1 36

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