Chess Puzzle #0Twun — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks b7/e7; pawn c5. Black: king h7; queen a3; bishop g7; knight g6; pawns a7/c6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c1→b1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a3→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pR2R1bk/2p3n1/2P4p/8/q7/2Q5/2K5 w - - 8 51

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