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

Rating 553 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king e1; rooks a1/h1; bishop a3; pawns a2/a4/d2/d4/g2/h4. Black: king c8; rooks f1/f7; bishop d3; pawns a6/b7/c7/e4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook h1→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f7→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/1pp2rp1/p6p/8/P2Pp2P/B2b4/P2P2P1/R3Kr1R w KQ - 2 24

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