Chess Puzzle #1n18S — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 540 · Beginner · back rank mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rook h3; bishop f3; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c5/d6/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks d8/e8; bishop a6; pawns a5/b7/c6/d5/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen h4→f6, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/1p5p/b1pP1qp1/p1Pp1p2/N4P1Q/1P3B1R/P5PP/7K w - - 0 32

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