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

Position

White: king f2; queen c5; rook b8; bishop h6; pawns a2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook f1; bishop f8; knight c2; pawns e7/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kxf1 — king f2→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R3bk1/4pp1p/7B/2Q2p2/4q3/2P5/P1n2KPP/5r2 w - - 4 30

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