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

Rating 1079 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks d3/f1; bishop f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks c8/e8; bishop c5; knight f2; pawns a7/b6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook f1→f2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/pq3ppp/1p6/2b5/5B2/1QNR2P1/PP3n1P/5RK1 w - - 0 22

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