Chess Puzzle #1L9qR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 663 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen a6; rooks b2/e3; knight c4; pawns a5/d5/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a1/f8; bishop d3; pawns c5/d6/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook b2→f2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf2# — rook f8→f2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/7p/Q2p2p1/P1pPp3/2N5/3bR1PP/1R3q1K/r7 w - - 0 33

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