Chess Puzzle #0BILa — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen e6; rook e1; bishop a4; pawns a2/b2/f5. Black: king g7; queen c1; rooks c7/c8; pawns a5/b4/d5/f6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxc1 — rook e1→c1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxc1# — rook c7→c1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/2r3kp/4Qp2/p2p1Pp1/Bp6/8/PP6/1Kq1R3 w - - 6 37

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