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

Rating 880 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rooks d2/f6; bishop b3; pawns a2/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen g6; rooks d8/e8; bishops c5/d5; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg6 — rook f6→g6, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rrk2/pp3p1p/5Rqn/2bb2p1/2P5/1BQ5/PP1R2PP/7K w - - 0 28

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