Chess Puzzle #23XrV — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 894 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks c1/f1; knight e2; pawns a2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c4; rooks c8/g8; knight a6; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen c4→e2, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc8# — rook c1→c8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k1r1/p2p1p1p/np2pQ2/8/2q1P3/8/P3NPPP/2R2RK1 b - - 2 18

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