Chess Puzzle #1c0Hk — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 550 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g2; queen c2; rook h1; bishop a2; pawns a4/b6/f2. Black: king g8; rooks d8/e8; bishop d6; pawns a5/b7/f3/f7/g4/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king g2→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/1p3p2/1P1b4/p5p1/P5p1/5p2/B1Q2PK1/7R w - - 0 39

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