Chess Puzzle #2525D — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 794 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d2; rooks h1/h8; bishop f6; pawns a2/d4. Black: king g8; rook g3; knight g6; pawns a7/b5/d5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh8# — rook h1→h8, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6kR/p4p2/4pBn1/1p1p4/3P4/6r1/P2K4/7R b - - 1 35

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