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

Rating 643 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king f1; queen b7; rooks b1/e1; pawns a5/c3/c6/e4/f2. Black: king e8; rooks d8/h4; bishops a7/f3; pawns a6/c7/d6/e5/f7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook e1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk3/bQp2p2/p1Pp4/P3p3/4P2r/2P2b2/5P2/1R2RK2 w - - 0 31

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