Chess Puzzle #56NoW — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1189 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rook d1; knight f7; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks e1/e8; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook d1→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3Np1/2pq3p/3n1Q2/3P4/7P/PP3PP1/3Rr1K1 w - - 0 22

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