Chess Puzzle #2CKU9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1113 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; bishop g7; knights a4/d4; pawns c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks b8/f8; bishop a6; knight e4; pawns a2/a7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight d4→c6, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rb1# — rook b8→b1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rb1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p3ppBp/b1qp2p1/8/N2Nn3/4Q2P/p1P2PP1/2KR3R w - - 0 19

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