Chess Puzzle #0dr7p — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; rooks f1/f8; bishop h6; pawns a2/b2/d3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a8/c2; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook a8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4Rk1/pp2n2p/7B/3pp3/8/3P3P/PPr3P1/5RK1 b - - 4 23

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