Chess Puzzle #1yU5R — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 506 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c6; rooks e1/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f1; rooks a8/f8; knight g6; pawns a7/c7/d5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. 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

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1p3p1/2Q1p1np/3p4/4P3/2N1R3/PPP3PP/4Rq1K w - - 2 18

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