Chess Puzzle #00ERL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 917 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks e1/e8; bishop d2; pawns a4/c2/c3/d4/f4/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook b8; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns a6/b6/c5/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook b8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2R1k1/2Q4p/pp6/2p2n2/P2P1P1q/2P4P/2PB2b1/4R1K1 b - - 0 29

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