Tsume Shogi Puzzle 2: Mate in 1

Mate in 1 Theme: Supported gold advance

Black to move and mate in 1. Black has no pieces in hand. Every attacking move must give check, and the defender always plays the toughest reply. Find the one move that leaves the king no answer.

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Black: G-5b (6c5b)

Walk the gold to 5b, where the silver on 4c defends it. The king cannot capture and has no free square left.

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