Chess Puzzle #20hid — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks a1/e7; bishop c1; knights d4/d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d7; rooks a8/e8; pawns a7/b7/d6/f6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd7 — rook e7→d7, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3rk2/pp1qRp1p/3p1pp1/3N4/3N4/8/PPP2PPP/R1B3K1 w - - 1 15

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