Chess Puzzle #0pT25 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 790 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king e4; rook b1; knight a4; pawns b6/d3/g4/h4. Black: king c6; rook f7; bishop d4; pawns c5/e5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b7 — pawn b6→b7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf4# — rook f7→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5rp1/1Pk4p/2p1p3/N2bK1PP/3P4/8/1R6 w - - 1 43

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