Chess Puzzle #1G14T — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 646 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; rooks d1/d2; bishop g5; knights d4/g3; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks c1/c8; bishops a3/b7; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/e4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc1 — rook d1→c1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc1# — rook c8→c1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/1b3ppp/p3p3/1p2n1B1/3Np3/bP2P1N1/P2R1PPP/1KrR4 w - - 4 23

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