Chess Puzzle #21UTP — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 642 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook c4; bishop c3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a1; rooks a8/e8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/f5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa1 — bishop c3→a1, 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: r3r1k1/pp3ppp/3b4/5p1Q/2R5/2B5/P4PPP/q5K1 w - - 0 20

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