Chess Puzzle #7SFBc — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king h8; queen b8; rook h7; pawns b2/c4/f2. Black: king e8; queen f5; bishop d8; pawns a6/e4. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qb7 — queen b8→b7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Q1bk2K/7R/p7/5q2/2P1p3/8/1P3P2/8 w - - 9 49

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