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

Rating 1505 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishop e4; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/h3/h4. Black: king h8; queen e3; rooks e8/f8; bishops e6/g7; pawns a6/b5/c5/e5/f4/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf1 — knight d2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen e3→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/6b1/p3b2p/1pp1p2Q/4Bp1P/3Pq2P/PPPN3K/R5R1 w - - 7 27

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