Chess Puzzle #5LXWh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1437 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; rooks d4/e3; bishop g3; knight c4; pawns f2/g5/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a5/c2; bishop f5; pawns a6/b3/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa5 — knight c4→a5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra2# — rook c2→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ra2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p2/p5p1/r4bPp/2NR4/1p2R1BP/2r2P2/K7 w - - 0 33

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