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

Rating 417 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g2; rook e3; bishop d4; pawns a5/b4/c3/f6/g4/h3. Black: king a8; queen d1; rook g6; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e3→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k7/1p4p1/p1p2Pr1/P2p4/1P1B2P1/2P1R2P/6K1/3q4 b - - 0 41

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