Chess Puzzle #1X6Qs — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1343 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen c4; rook c2; pawns a5/b5/d4/e5/h2. Black: king h7; queen f3; rook g7; pawns a7/b7/e6/f4/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf2 — rook c2→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd1# — queen f3→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4rk/4p2p/PP2P3/2QP1p2/5q2/2R4P/5K2 w - - 0 40

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