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

Rating 796 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h4; rooks a1/g2; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks e6/f8; pawns a7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king f1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e6→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p4p1p/q3r1p1/2P5/7Q/2N5/PP3PRP/R1B2K2 w - - 1 22

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