Chess Puzzle #1h0YG — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 725 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f4; knights c3/g1; pawns b2/c2/d5/e4/f3/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights b8/f6; pawns c5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb5 — knight c3→b5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1# — rook a8→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Ra1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/4ppb1/3p1npp/1qpP4/4PB1P/2N2P2/1PPQ2P1/2KR2NR w kq - 0 13

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