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

Rating 399 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks b8/e1; bishop c4; pawns a2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen a5; rook e7; bishop g7; knight c5; pawns a7/c6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook e7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rexe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rexe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R3k2/p3rpb1/2p3p1/q1n5/2B5/6P1/P4P1P/4R1K1 b - - 1 32

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