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

Rating 1454 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; rook d2; bishop d4; pawns d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f7; rook c1; bishop b4; pawns e4/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb2 — rook d2→b2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook c1→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/5kpp/8/3P1p2/1b1Bp3/7P/3RKPP1/2r5 w - - 8 39

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