Chess Puzzle #2Gpr7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 447 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; rooks g7/h1; bishops f1/f2; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f5/h4/h6. Black: king f8; rooks a8/e8; bishops d6/f7; pawns a6/b6/c4/d5/f6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd4 — bishop f2→d4. 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: r3rk2/5bR1/pp1b1p1P/3p1P2/2p4P/2P5/PPP2B2/1K3B1R w - - 0 25

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