Chess Puzzle #187jC — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; knight h3; pawns a2/b3/c4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f1; rooks f7/f8; pawns a7/b7/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf1 — queen e2→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f7→f1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp3rpp/8/4p3/2P5/1P5N/P3Q1PP/5qK1 w - - 0 27

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