Chess Puzzle #4fTfS — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1663 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king d3; queen g4; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f3. Black: king f8; rooks e1/e8; pawns a7/c7/d5/f6/g3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg3 — queen g4→g3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook e1→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/p1p5/5p2/3p4/6Q1/2PK1Pp1/PPP5/4r3 w - - 2 31

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