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

Rating 685 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook e1; bishop a2; knights a5/c3; pawns a3/b2/c5/d4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen f1; rook f8; bishop h3; knight g6; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/e4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook e1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1p4pk/p1p3np/N1Pp4/3Pp3/P1N1Q1Pb/BP5P/4RqK1 w - - 1 33

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