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

Rating 432 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c1/c7; pawns b7/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks b8/e8; pawns c3/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: R1xc3 — rook c1→c3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r2r1k1/1PR4p/6p1/5p2/8/2p5/5PPP/2R3K1 w - - 4 37

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