Chess Puzzle #1dk8p — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 582 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook b1; bishop a2; knight b2; pawns a4/b4/d2/d5/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f1; rook f8; bishops d7/g7; pawns a6/b5/c4/d6/e4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook b1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3b2bp/p2p2p1/1p1P4/PPp1p3/4P3/BNQP2PP/1R3q1K w - - 5 27

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