Chess Puzzle #1bO7v — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 512 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rooks a1/e1; bishops b3/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight g3; pawns a6/b5/c7/d7/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook h8→e8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1k1Q2r/1bpp2pp/p4p2/1p6/3P3q/1BP3nP/PP4P1/RNB1R1K1 b - - 3 17

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