Chess Puzzle #3ILOK — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1078 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/e1; bishops f5/h4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c5; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb6 — queen b3→b6, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp3pp1/1qn2n1p/2bp1B2/7B/1QP5/PP3PPP/RN2R1K1 w - - 4 15

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