Chess Puzzle #6lAgp — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1730 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e4; rooks f1/g3; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/g4/h6. Black: king g8; rooks f4/f8; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/c6/d4/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight e2→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf4# — rook f8→f4, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/7p/2p3pP/1p2p3/p2pKrP1/P2P1nR1/1PP1N3/5R2 w - - 2 37

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