Chess Puzzle #1leoW — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 653 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/d8; bishops e3/e6; knights c3/e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; rooks a8/h8; bishops a5/e8; knights c6/g8; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd8 — knight c6→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rk1Rb1nr/1pp3pp/p1n1Bp2/b3p3/4P3/P1N1B3/1PP1NPPP/2KR4 b - - 8 14

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