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

Rating 723 · Beginner · back rank mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks d1/h4; bishop g5; knight c4; pawns a4/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks c8/e4; bishop g7; knight d5; pawns a7/b6/f5/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd4 — rook d1→d4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/p4pb1/1p4p1/3n1pBp/P1Nqr2R/6Q1/1P3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 10 30

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