Chess Puzzle #24B6k — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook h3; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/e5/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen b5; rook c1; bishop e3; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen f3→e3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook c1→f1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p4p1k/1p2pPpp/1q2P3/8/4bQ1R/PP4PP/2r2NK1 w - - 3 36

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