Chess Puzzle #0a8ft — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 409 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d8; rooks d1/f1; knight f5; pawns a2/c2/c3/e5/g4/h2. Black: king f8; queen b7; rook a8; knight c5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook a8→d8, captures queen. 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: r2Q1k2/1q3p1p/p3p1p1/1pn1PN2/6P1/2P5/P1P4P/2KR1R2 b - - 0 21

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