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

Rating 748 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks d1/e7; bishops e3/h3; knight g5; pawns a2/b4/c2/e4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; rooks a8/c8; bishops a6/c7; knight e5; pawns a7/b5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd8 — bishop c7→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/p1b1Rpp1/b1p1p3/1p2n1Np/1P2P2P/4B1PB/P1P2P2/3R2K1 b - - 6 19

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