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

Rating 669 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h7; rook a1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen g1; rooks e8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg1 — king h1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k2rr2/ppp3pQ/2n5/8/8/8/PPPP2PP/R1B3qK w - - 0 18

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