Chess Puzzle #0DoE8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 804 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rooks d1/e1; bishops f4/g6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king e7→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4b1r/pb1nk1p1/1pq3Bp/2pp4/5B2/Q4P2/PPP3PP/3RR1K1 b - - 1 17

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