Chess Puzzle #6XSHB — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook a1; bishop b3; knight d1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g4/h2. Black: king d7; queen c5; rook f8; bishop h3; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc5 — queen e3→c5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r2/pppk2pp/8/2q1p3/4P1P1/1B1PQ2b/PPP4P/R2N2K1 w - - 2 20

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