Chess Puzzle #1KhIJ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 636 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e8; rooks d1/e1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3Q1kr/1b3ppp/p7/8/1pq5/5P2/PPP3PP/1NKRR3 b - - 2 20

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