Chess Puzzle #5HnY0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1008 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c7/e7; bishop b3; knight f7; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen e1; rook e8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a7/b5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook e7→e1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r3/pbR1RNk1/5npp/1p6/8/1B6/P4PPP/4q1K1 w - - 1 27

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