Chess Puzzle #KDT8P — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rook a4; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen f1; rooks c2/d2; pawns f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf1 — king g1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc1# — rook c2→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with Rc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pk1/6p1/7p/RQ6/7P/2rr1PP1/5qK1 w - - 0 36

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