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

Rating 406 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d8; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen a3; rook h8; bishops b4/f7; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f6/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook h8→d8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1Q3r/ppp2b2/5p1p/4p3/1bP1P3/qP2BP2/P5PP/1K1R3R b - - 4 22

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