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

Rating 1415 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook e2; bishop b2; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rook f8; bishops d3/g3; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook e2→d2. 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: 5rk1/pp4pp/2p5/3p2N1/3P4/1P1bP1bP/PB2R1P1/6K1 w - - 6 26

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