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

Rating 438 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rook a1; knight b1; pawns a2/b5/c3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks f6/f8; bishops e3/g4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen e1→e3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f6→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r2/1pp3pp/p1n2r2/1P6/6b1/2Ppb3/P5PP/RN2Q1K1 w - - 0 24

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