Chess Puzzle #1AiEu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 578 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook a1; bishop f5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e1; rooks a8/e6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook a1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e6→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1p3ppp/p3rn2/3p1B2/8/2N5/PPQ2PPP/R3q1K1 w - - 2 18

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