Chess Puzzle #00QOp — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 409 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king d1; queen d3; rooks a4/h1; knight c3; pawns a5/b2/c2/f2/g4/h5. Black: king f7; queen e1; rooks e7/e8; bishop f4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook h1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e7→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/pp2rkp1/2p5/P2p2pP/R4bP1/2NQ4/1PP2P2/3Kq2R w - - 3 25

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