Chess Puzzle #0PhCa — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 590 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks d1/e3; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/c4/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen f1; rooks d8/f5; bishop c7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook d1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f5→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/ppb2pk1/2p1p1p1/2N2r2/1PPP2Q1/P3R2P/6P1/3R1q1K w - - 2 29

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