Chess Puzzle #2iEpH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1281 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a5; rooks e8/f8; knight c3; pawns a2/h5. Black: king h7; rooks b6/g4; knight h3; pawns a7/c5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re7# — rook e8→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4RR2/p5pk/1r5p/K1p4P/6r1/2N4n/P7/8 b - - 6 33

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