Chess Puzzle #3ucm6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1062 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; rook h1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3. Black: king c5; rooks e3/h7; pawns b4/d6/e6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh7 — rook h1→h7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e3→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7r/3pp3/2k5/1p6/3BrP2/PPP5/1K5R w - - 0 32

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