Chess Puzzle #ISQFY — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1760 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen g5; rooks g4/h1; knight g3; pawns g6/h4. Black: king h8; queen d5; rooks b2/c2; bishop g7; pawns e5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh7 — pawn g6→h7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen d5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/6bp/6P1/3qp1Q1/6RP/6NK/1rr5/7R w - - 2 35

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