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

Rating 894 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights b7/g5; pawns b2/c2/d4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; rooks c8/d8; bishop a2; knights b4/f6; pawns a6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd8 — knight b7→d8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc2# — rook c8→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2k1/1N3ppp/p4n2/6N1/1n1P3P/8/bPP3P1/2KR1B1R w - - 1 18

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