Chess Puzzle #1Tq9C — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 429 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e5; rooks d1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; rooks f4/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8# — rook d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k3b1r/ppp2ppp/2n2n2/4Q3/5r2/2N5/PP3PPP/2KR1R2 b - - 0 14

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