Chess Puzzle #4yx5F — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1259 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e7; rooks c2/d7; knight e5; pawns b4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/f2; pawns a6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd1 — king e1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/3RQ2p/p5p1/4N3/1P6/4q3/2R2rPP/4K3 w - - 0 42

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