Chess Puzzle #58c51 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1122 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen f5; rooks d2/h1; pawns d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks c8/e8; bishop g7; knight b1; pawns a6/b3/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb2 — rook d2→b2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc3# — rook c8→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/5pb1/p6p/5Qp1/3P4/1p1K2P1/1q1R1PP1/1n5R w - - 0 33

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