Chess Puzzle #0ub1F — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 606 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook e7; knight d6; pawns c5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rook b4; knight e6; pawns c6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight e6→c5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4R1pp/2pNnp2/2P5/1r6/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 3 31

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