Chess Puzzle #1J6TY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a1; rook e2; knight b4; pawns a2/d4/e3/f2/g6/h3. Black: king g8; rook c3; knight c4; pawns b5/c6/d5/f6/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight b4→c6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rc1# — rook c3→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/2p2pP1/1p1p3p/1NnP4/2r1P2P/P3RP2/K7 w - - 2 33

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