Chess Puzzle #1s4Ag — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 470 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rook c2; bishop f3; pawns a2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e1; rook e4; bishop g3; pawns a7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe1 — queen d1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e4→e1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p4pp1/2p5/3p4/4r2p/5BbP/P1R3P1/3Qq2K w - - 4 30

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