Chess Puzzle #4yJA3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1184 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e5; rooks d2/d7; knight c5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks e8/g2; knight h4; pawns e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke1 — king f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg1# — rook g2→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/3R2pp/4p3/2N1Q3/2P2P1n/1P3q2/P2R2rP/5K2 w - - 2 35

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