Chess Puzzle #10ECX — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1300 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g3; rooks c1/h1; bishop f1; knights e7/g5; pawn h4. Black: king h8; rooks a2/f8; knights e3/e5; pawns d6/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf3# — rook f8→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/4N1p1/3pp2p/4n1N1/7P/4n1K1/r7/2R2B1R w - - 0 30

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