Chess Puzzle #0yX6V — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 815 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rooks d2/e1; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h1; rooks e6/e8; bishop c7; pawns a5/b4/c6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng1 — knight e2→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e6→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/2b2pp1/2p1r2p/p1P5/1p1P4/1P1Q2P1/P2RNP1P/4RK1q w - - 10 30

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