Chess Puzzle #0dH2H — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 855 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks c6/g6; bishop f4; pawns a3/c2/c3/h4. Black: king f7; rooks c8/e8; knight c4; pawns a5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc8 — rook c6→c8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1r3/5kp1/2R3Rp/p4p2/2n2B1P/P1P5/2P5/2K5 w - - 4 28

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