Chess Puzzle #LHxm4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1477 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rook a1; pawns c2/c3/g4. Black: king a7; queen c6; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/c5/g5/h3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen c6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/k7/p1q5/1pp2Qp1/2n3P1/2P4p/2P5/R6K w - - 2 39

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