Chess Puzzle #0Wf87 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 435 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks d1/h1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e1; rooks a8/e8; knight d7; pawns a7/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. 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

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

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/p1Qn2pp/5p2/5P2/8/8/PPP2PPP/3Rq1KR w - - 3 21

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