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

Rating 773 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king d3; rooks f1/g1; knight c4; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/g4/h5. Black: king c7; rooks d8/e8; bishop g5; pawns a7/b5/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight c4→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook e8→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr3/p1k3pp/2p5/1p4bP/2NP2P1/2PK4/P1P5/5RR1 w - - 0 28

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