Chess Puzzle #18938 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 693 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook c3; knight d4; pawns e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a1/c8; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf1 — queen f4→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook a1→f1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5ppp/4p3/3pPP2/3N1Q2/2R5/6PP/r6K w - - 1 30

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