Chess Puzzle #10Lt3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/d1; bishops b3/c1; pawns a2/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f1; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/b5/d7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook d1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/3pn1p1/p1n4p/1p5Q/4P3/1BP5/P5PP/R1BR1q1K w - - 2 22

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