Chess Puzzle #070BV — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 552 · Beginner · kill-box mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen c6; rooks e1/e8; bishop d4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/f2/g2. Black: king d8; queen g4; rooks c8/f8; bishop g5; pawns c7/d6/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook f8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2rkRr2/2p3pp/2Qp1p2/3P2b1/3B2q1/8/PPP2PP1/1K2R3 b - - 7 26

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