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

Rating 1487 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/h3; bishop c1; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/d3/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop d4; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/ppp3pp/3p4/3P4/3bN1n1/3P2QR/PP4PP/R1B3K1 w - - 5 17

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