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

Rating 736 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin.

Position

White: king h3; rook e1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; rooks e5/f8; bishop f1; pawns a5/b6/d5/g5/h4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe5 — rook e1→e5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf3# — rook f8→f3, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin. The combination ends with Rxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/8/1p6/p2pr1p1/6Pp/2P2N1K/PP4PP/4Rb2 w - - 0 31

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