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

Rating 900 · Beginner · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rooks e7/f2; bishop d4; knight h5; pawns e5/g4/h3. Black: king g6; rooks c7/h6; bishop e6; pawns b7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe7 — rook c7→e7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf6# — rook f2→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pr1R2p/4b1kr/4P1pN/3B2P1/7P/5R2/7K b - - 0 33

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