Chess Puzzle #5Ime7 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rook c1; pawns a2/c4/e4/f3/h2. Black: king g7; queen e2; rook f7; pawns a7/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rc2 — rook c1→c2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf1# — queen e2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4rkp/6p1/4p3/2P1P3/1Q3P2/P3q2P/2R4K w - - 4 36

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