Chess Puzzle #LoK0g — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f8; rook f1; pawns a2/d4/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rook c7; bishop c6; pawns a7/d5/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king e8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7# — rook f1→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4kQ2/p1r3p1/1qb1p2p/3pP3/3P4/4P3/P5PP/5RK1 b - - 1 32

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