Chess Puzzle #2bSH9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1043 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h8; rooks d2/e1; bishop a1; knight f6; pawns a2/f4/g3/h2. Black: king f7; queen b6; rooks d8/e6; bishops b4/b7; pawns a6/b5/c4/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook d2→d8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e6→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3Q/1b3kp1/pq2rN2/1p6/1bp2P2/6P1/P2R3P/B3RK2 w - - 4 41

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