Chess Puzzle #1yPRs — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1128 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen g4; rook c7; knight h5; pawns c4/d6/f4/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen d3; rook d8; knight g6; pawns a4/b7/f6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen d3→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1k2/1pR2pp1/3P1pn1/7N/p1P2PQ1/3q2PK/7P/8 w - - 1 38

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