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

Rating 1057 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rook a1; bishops c1/c6; knight h3; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/e3/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks d8/f8; bishop a6; knight g4; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/p1p3pp/bpB1p3/3p4/1P1Pp1nP/2P1P1qN/P2Q1P2/R1B1K3 w Q - 0 21

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