Chess Puzzle #12ZNQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 848 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rooks d1/f6; knight g3; pawns b4/c3/f2. Black: king g4; rooks a2/c2; bishop c4; pawns b5/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd4# — rook d1→d4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5R2/1p4pp/1Pb3k1/2P3N1/r1r2PK1/3R4 b - - 1 41

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