Chess Puzzle #0qp8v — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1203 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen d7; bishop g4; pawns a2/b2/c2/g3/g5. Black: king c5; rooks e8/h2; bishop f7; knight c3; pawns b6/c6/d5/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxc3 — king d3→c3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook e8→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/3Q1bp1/1pp5/2kp2P1/6B1/2nK2P1/PPP4r/8 w - - 4 29

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