Chess Puzzle #7TRKd — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1792 · Advanced · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks b1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen a6; rooks b2/b8; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb2 — rook b1→b2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen a6→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/p3ppkp/q1pp1np1/8/4PP2/2N5/PrPQ2PP/1R3R1K w - - 1 17

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