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

Rating 627 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b4/b7; knight b6; pawns a7/c6/c7/d3/d7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight e6→c7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pbpp2pp/1np1N3/8/1bP2B2/1P1p4/P4PPP/2RK1B1R w - - 0 18

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