Chess Puzzle #4LfGr — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1018 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rooks e1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f2/h2. Black: king f7; queen f6; rook e6; knights e2/h3; pawns g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe2 — rook e1→e2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen f6→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5kp1/4rq1p/8/2Q5/2PP3n/PP2nP1P/4RR1K w - - 3 32

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