Chess Puzzle #0K1HA — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1260 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen f5; rooks d1/f1; bishop g4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks b8/f8; knight c4; pawns a7/c3/c7/f7/g5/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight b1→c3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxb2# — rook b8→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p1p2p2/8/3P1Qp1/2n3Bp/2p1q3/PPK3PP/1N1R1R2 w - - 0 25

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