Chess Puzzle #1FO8v — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1286 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/e1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e7; rooks d6/h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns a7/c4/c6/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen e7→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k2b1r/pbp1q1pp/2pr4/8/2p2BQ1/8/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 1 15

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