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

Rating 1227 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rook g1; knight d5; pawns b2/c2/e6/f4/h3. Black: king e7; queen c7; rook a8; pawns b3/b5/d6/e4/f5. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king e7→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg8# — rook g1→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/2q1k3/3pP3/1p1N1p2/4pP2/1p5P/1PP4K/6R1 b - - 1 39

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