Chess Puzzle #0gmK9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 518 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; bishop a1; knight g5; pawns c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g1; rooks f7/f8; knight c5; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg1 — king h1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f7→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3p1rpp/p3p3/1pn3NQ/4P3/2P5/6PP/B5qK w - - 0 31

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