Chess Puzzle #14Vgu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen e3; rook c1; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g4. Black: king h8; queen h4; rook f8; bishop e5; knight f4; pawns d6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rc7 — rook c1→c7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/8/3p3p/4bB2/4NnPq/4Q3/PP3P2/2R2K2 w - - 3 36

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