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

Rating 533 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/e4; bishops b3/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks e8/f8; bishops d6/h3; pawns a6/b5/c6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh4 — rook e4→h4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/5ppp/p1pb4/1p6/3PR2q/1BP2Q1b/PP3P2/RNB3K1 w - - 2 18

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