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

Rating 508 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b2; rooks d1/d8; knight c6; pawns a3/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; rook c8; bishop a4; knight b5; pawns a7/b6/e4/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook c8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rR1k2/p4ppp/1pN1p3/1n6/b3p3/P3P3/1KP2PPP/3R4 b - - 5 25

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