Chess Puzzle #50R2p — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1322 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king b1; rook h1; bishops b5/e1; knight a4; pawns a5/e3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rook a2; bishops b3/e5; knight e4; pawns a7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1# — rook a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Ra1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p4ppp/8/PB2b3/N3n3/1b2PP1P/r5P1/1K2B2R w - - 1 29

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