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

Rating 485 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king c1; rook h6; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g3. Black: king g8; rook e8; bishops f5/f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/d6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook h6→f6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3p2/3p1b1R/3p1b2/3P1P2/2P3P1/PP1N4/2K5 w - - 0 26

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