Chess Puzzle #0ZpAy — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1288 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c3; rook b1; knight f5; pawns d3/e4/g4/h5. Black: king f8; rook a2; bishop g3; pawns d6/f4/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh2 — bishop g3→h2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8# — rook b1→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/5pp1/3p3p/5N1P/4PpP1/2KP2b1/r7/1R6 b - - 7 34

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