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

Rating 1100 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king d4; rook f2; bishop h2; pawns a3/c3/d6/g2/h3. Black: king c6; rook e6; bishop c4; pawns a4/b5/f5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4# — rook e6→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Re4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2kPr1pp/1p3p2/p1bK4/P1P4P/5RPB/8 w - - 0 47

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