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

Rating 1583 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rooks d6/g7; knight d1; pawns a4/g2/h3. Black: king a7; rooks b2/e2; knight f3; pawns a6/b7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1# — rook e2→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/kp4R1/p2R2p1/8/P7/5n1P/1r2r1P1/3N3K w - - 3 38

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