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

Rating 968 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king c1; queen b3; rooks e4/g1; bishop b5; pawns a2/b2/f3. Black: king f8; queen f5; rooks f2/h3; knight b4; pawns a5/b7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhxf3 — rook h3→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/1p4p1/6p1/pB3q2/1n2R3/1Q3P1r/PP3r2/2K3R1 b - - 1 25

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