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

Rating 544 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook a1; bishops b1/c1; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f1; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf1 — knight d2→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp4p/6p1/2bpN3/6b1/2P5/PPQN2PP/RBB2q1K w - - 2 18

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