Chess Puzzle #26Z8o — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 627 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks c1/c7; bishop f4; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e1; rooks a8/e8; bishop c3; pawns a6/b4/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook c1→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/2R3p1/p6p/5p2/1p3B2/2b2Q2/P4PPP/2R1q1K1 w - - 6 31

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