Chess Puzzle #28US9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen g2; rook h5; knight b4; pawns b2/c3/e4. Black: king h8; queen f1; rook f8; bishop b3; pawns a4/b5/e5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxf1 — queen g2→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/7p/8/1p2p2R/pN2P3/1bP5/1P4Q1/1K3q2 w - - 3 35

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