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

Rating 446 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks a8/f8; bishops d7/e5; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e4→e5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1b2pp/q3p3/4b3/3PQ3/2P1P3/PP4PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 18

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