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

Rating 496 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rooks d1/e1; bishops a2/d2; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook f8; bishops b7/f6; knight a5; pawns a6/b6/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

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

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4Qrk1/1bq2ppp/pp3b2/n1p5/P2p1P2/3P4/BPPB2PP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 19

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