Chess Puzzle #038VO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1052 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks d1/g6; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/f5/g2/h4. Black: king h7; queen e1; rooks c8/e8; bishop f4; pawns a7/f6/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook d1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1r3/p6k/5pRp/3Q1P2/3P1b1P/8/PP3PP1/3Rq1K1 w - - 3 33

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