Chess Puzzle #3o4Wz — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1448 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks e1/e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c5/d4. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks f1/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. 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

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4pp/2p5/2Pp2Q1/3P4/2N1p2q/PP2R3/4RrK1 w - - 2 32

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