Chess Puzzle #1e7Xz — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 508 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king b1; rooks f1/f8; bishop c6; knight h6; pawns e5/h5. Black: king c8; rook g2; bishop b4; pawns a3/c7/d5/e6/g4/g5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf8 — bishop b4→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k2R2/2p5/2B1p2N/3pP1pP/1b4p1/p7/6r1/1K3R2 b - - 5 44

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