Chess Puzzle #3Osd1 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1401 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks b7/h1; pawns b2/c2/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/e1; pawns a7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook h1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen a5→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pR3ppp/2p5/q7/6P1/5P2/1PP3QP/2K1r2R w - - 1 25

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