Chess Puzzle #29B70 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 443 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rooks d5/f1; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/c4/f5. Black: king b8; queen c6; rooks g3/h3; pawns a7/b7/c7/h2. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook g3→g2, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8# — rook d5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/ppp5/2q5/3R1P2/2P5/1P4rr/PB4Qp/5R1K b - - 1 30

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