Chess Puzzle #1x88m — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 791 · Beginner · hanging piece, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks e1/e5; bishops c2/h6; pawns c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook e8; bishop a2; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight h5→g3, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e5→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/ppq2pp1/2p4B/4R2n/8/2P3QP/b1B2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 25

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