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

Rating 454 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/g4; bishop c1; pawns a3/b2/d3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f1; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf1 — queen d1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/pp4p1/3bp2p/8/6R1/P2P3P/1P4P1/R1BQ1q1K w - - 2 23

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