Chess Puzzle #DAbZh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks d2/h1; bishop e3; knight f4; pawns a2/c3/d5/e4/f3/g5. Black: king g8; rooks b1/b8; bishops d7/g7; knight e5; pawns a6/c4/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc2 — king c1→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: R8b2# — rook b8→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with R8b2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/3bppb1/p2p2p1/2pPn1P1/2p1PN2/2P1BP2/P2R2Q1/1rK4R w - - 1 23

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