Chess Puzzle #216BW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 524 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks d1/f1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/e2/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen b7; rooks d8/h5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/f7/g4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1k2/pqp2p2/1p1p4/4QN1r/6p1/6P1/PP2P2P/3R1RK1 b - - 0 29

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