Chess Puzzle #1vy5u — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 643 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rook b7; knights b3/c3; pawns b4/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f1; rook f7; bishop g7; knight f8; pawns b6/c7/d6/e5/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf1 — queen d3→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f7→f1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5nk1/1Rp2rb1/1p1p4/3Pp3/1PP4p/1NNQ4/6PP/5q1K w - - 2 29

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