Chess Puzzle #0nG9L — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 402 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d8; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/g3; pawns c2/c3/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen a2; rooks c8/h8; knights e7/h6; pawns a7/b5/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

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

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rQ1k1r/p3nppp/2p4n/1p6/4PP2/2P3B1/q1P3PP/2KR1B1R b - - 2 17

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