Chess Puzzle #3EvF7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1163 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishop e3; pawns b2/c2/d4/f3/f5/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; pawns b3/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1# — rook a8→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ra1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1pp1bppp/8/3qpP2/3P4/1p2BP2/1PP1Q2P/2KR1R2 w kq - 0 18

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