Chess Puzzle #0ibg7 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1287 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen b6; rooks g1/h3; bishop b3; knight d3; pawns a3/b2/c2. Black: king g7; queen f6; rooks e1/e8; bishop c6; knight f1; pawns a6/b4/d4/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe1 — knight d3→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r3/6k1/pQb2qp1/8/1p1p4/PB1N3R/1PP5/2K1rnR1 w - - 1 42

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