Chess Puzzle #0yw0w — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; rooks a7/c7; knight f3; pawns g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks e3/f8; bishop e5; pawns d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re1# — rook e3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/R1R4p/3p2p1/4b3/8/4rN2/6PP/6K1 w - - 0 29

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