Chess Puzzle #2KAzr — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; rook b4; knight h3; pawns b3/e3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook a1; bishop e5; pawns b7/e7/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rc4 — rook b4→c4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c6→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p2pp2/2q3pp/4b3/1R5P/1P2P1PN/4QP1K/r7 w - - 1 32

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