Chess Puzzle #1ZjJY — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 698 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knights b3/e2; pawns c2/d5/e4/f5/f6/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a2/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight b8; pawns b4/c3/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa5 — knight b3→a5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1# — rook a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ra1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1n3rk1/1b2ppbp/3p1Pp1/q2P1P2/1p2P3/1Np1BQ2/r1P1N2P/2KR1B1R w - - 1 18

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