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

Rating 569 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g1; rook a1; bishops c1/d5; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f8; rook e8; bishops b7/c7; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/c5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/pbb3p1/1pn4p/2pB1p2/8/P1P2N1P/1P3PP1/R1B3K1 w - - 1 24

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