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

Rating 701 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king d2; rooks c1/c8; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; rooks a5/b8; knight b5; pawns a4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc8 — rook b8→c8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc8# — rook c1→c8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rxc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rR3k1/5pp1/4p3/rn1pP2p/p6P/3B4/PP1K1PP1/2R5 b - - 1 25

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