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Another broken tactics puzzle

[FEN "7k/5p1p/4r3/1Pp2qpQ/p1P3P1/P6P/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 37"]

37... Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. f3 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Rg1#
Yes - bogus puzzle. Re1+ is actually a mate in 3. Qf3 is also a mate in 3, which the puzzle also rejects. The only move accepted by the puzzle, Qf6, is a mate in 6.

Also, the opponent's move g4 is a blunder, turning a -6 evaluation into a mate in 4.

For completeness, these are the puzzle moves prior to the critical move we've been talking about:

35... Qe5+ 36. Kg1 Qxf5 37. g4

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