Chess Puzzle #1P2tF — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 509 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook d1; bishop f4; pawns a2/c3/c4/d6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e1; rooks e8/f8; bishop f3; knight c5; pawns a7/b6/c7/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook d1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p1p3pp/1p1P4/2n2p2/2P2B2/2P2b2/P1Q2PPP/3Rq1K1 w - - 0 20

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