Chess Puzzle #0hMa3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 686 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king f1; rooks b1/g3; bishop f4; pawns a2/b4/c2/d3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king f7; rooks e1/e8; bishops c3/d5; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook b1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1pp2kpp/p1p5/3b4/1P3BP1/2bP2RP/P1P2P2/1R2rK2 w - - 1 22

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