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

Rating 636 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen d6; bishop f6; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/d5. Black: king h5; queen g1; rook c8; pawns a5/b4/e5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg1 — knight e2→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc1# — rook c8→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/7p/3Q1B2/p2Pp2k/1p6/8/PP2N3/K5q1 w - - 3 33

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