Chess Puzzle #1Cy4N — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 448 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook c8; bishop d4; pawns b2/b4/e3/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; rook e7; bishop h7; pawns a6/b5/e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook e7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook c8→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2R3k1/4rppb/p6p/1p6/1P1BpPP1/4P3/1P5P/6K1 b - - 2 28

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