Chess Puzzle #1FS52 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 896 · Beginner · arabian mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen h3; rooks d2/h1; bishops b2/g2; knight c1; pawns b3/d3/e4/f4/g4. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/g7; knight c3; pawns b4/c5/d4/f6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa2 — knight c1→a2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxa2# — rook a8→a2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

arabian mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1b3pb1/5pp1/2p5/1p1pPPP1/1PnP3Q/qB1R2B1/K1N4R w - - 0 23

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