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

Rating 1049 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks b2/e1; bishop c7; pawns c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks f1/f8; bishop b5; pawns a6/b7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf1 — rook e1→f1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pB3pp/p3p1q1/1b6/3P4/2P1Q3/1R4PP/4RrK1 w - - 7 37

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