Chess Puzzle #1yCu0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 627 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king d1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g2/g4. Black: king g8; queen f1; rooks a8/f8; bishop g5; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook h1→f1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1n2pp/4p1p1/3p2b1/3P2P1/2NQ4/PPP1N1P1/R2K1q1R w - - 6 18

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