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

Rating 1455 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen b7; bishop e4; pawns b2/c3/f3/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen a6; rook a1; bishop b3; pawns g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb3 — queen b7→b3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen a6→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/1Q5p/q5p1/8/4B3/1bP2PP1/1P4KP/r7 w - - 1 40

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