Chess Puzzle #CJb4u — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1439 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e3; rooks d1/d2; knight f7; pawns a4/c4/f2/g3. Black: king f5; rooks d4/d8; knight b4; pawns a5/b6/c7/e6/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd8 — knight f7→d8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4# — rook d4→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/2p2N2/1p2p3/p4k1p/PnPr2p1/4K1P1/3R1P2/3R4 w - - 0 45

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