Chess Puzzle #1yI37 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 803 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rook e1; bishops b5/c7; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen f6; rook a8; bishops b7/c5; pawns a6/b6/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

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

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3Qk2/1bB2ppp/pp1p1q2/1BbP4/8/2P2N2/P4PPP/4R1K1 b - - 1 25

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