Chess Puzzle #2pX15 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1043 · Beginner · blind swine mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks d3/d8; bishop b3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e7; rook a8; bishops c8/e5; knight e3; pawns a7/b6/c6/e6/f6/g5/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba6 — bishop c8→a6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R3d7# — rook d3→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

blind swine mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with R3d7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bR4/p3k3/1pp1pp2/4b1p1/4P2p/1BPRnP2/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 1 24

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