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

Rating 1420 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen d3; rooks c1/h1; bishops d2/e4; pawns a4/b5/d6/e2/f2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks g7/g8; bishop d8; pawns a5/b6/c5/e5/f4/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh2 — rook h1→h2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen g5→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3b2rk/6r1/1p1P3p/pPp1p1q1/P3Bp2/3Q1K2/3BPP2/2R4R w - - 1 41

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