Tsume Shogi Puzzle 6: Mate in 1

Mate in 1 Theme: Silver drop

Black to move and mate in 1. Black has a silver 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: S*4b (S*4b)

Drop the silver on 4b, protected by the gold on 4c. The gold also covers 5b, and the lance and pawn block the remaining flight squares.

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