Chess Puzzle #2s8v3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1263 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c3; rooks a1/c1; bishop b4; knight f5; pawns a3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks c7/e8; bishop f1; knight b6; pawns b5/d5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king c3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4# — rook e8→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Re4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/2r3pp/1n3p2/1p1p1N2/1B6/P1K1P2P/5PP1/R1R2b2 w - - 7 35

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