Chess Puzzle #1n28e — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 697 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g2; rooks b1/h1; bishops a2/h6; knight h5; pawns c3/f2/f5/h3. Black: king g8; queen f8; rooks d8/e8; bishop c1; knight d3; pawns a6/b5/c4/d5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg7 — bishop h6→g7, captures pawn. 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: 3rrqk1/5pp1/p6B/1p1p1P1N/2p5/2Pn3P/B4PQ1/1Rb2K1R w - - 1 29

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