Chess Puzzle #3hi8a — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1094 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; rooks b1/h1; bishops c1/g2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; rooks d8/e8; bishops c5/g4; knight c2; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight e5→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2krr3/ppp2ppp/8/2b1N3/6b1/6P1/PPnP2BP/1RB2K1R w - - 6 17

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