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

Rating 1143 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook a7; knight f3; pawns c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rook b1; knight e4; pawns a3/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne1 — knight f3→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook b1→e1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/R4ppp/4p3/4P3/4n3/p4N2/2P2PPP/1r4K1 w - - 2 27

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