Chess Puzzle #2Fhw9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 570 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king c1; queen d8; rook d1; bishop e4; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook a8; bishop a6; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook a8→d8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2Q2k1/p4pp1/bp2p2p/2p1q3/2P1B3/1P2P1P1/P4PP1/2KR4 b - - 1 22

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