Chess Puzzle #Hc7zW — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1622 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen b5; rook b7; bishop h4; pawns d7/f2. Black: king f7; queen g4; rook g8; bishop d6; pawns e5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king e2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen g4→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/1R1P1k2/3b3p/1Q2p3/6qB/8/4KP2/8 w - - 5 47

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