Chess Puzzle #1n55Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 815 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks e1/e8; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks a8/g6; knight d5; pawns a7/b5/c4/f4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3R1k1/pq4pp/6r1/1p1n2N1/2pP1p2/2P4P/P1Q2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 7 27

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