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

Rating 824 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1.

Position

White: king f3; rooks g6/h1; pawns a4/b3/c4/d5/e3. Black: king e5; rooks d8/h8; pawns b6/b7/c5/e7/f5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh1 — rook h8→h1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re6# — rook g6→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Re6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3r/1p2p3/1p4R1/2pPkp2/P1P5/1P2PK2/8/7R b - - 2 37

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