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

Rating 897 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks d1/h3; bishop c1; pawns a3/b4/f2/g2. Black: king f8; queen d6; rooks e1/e8; bishop g7; pawns a6/c4/d3/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

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

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/5pb1/p2q2p1/6Q1/1Pp5/P2p3R/5PP1/2BRr1K1 w - - 5 37

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