Chess Puzzle #3MYsQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1176 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c1/c7; pawns a2/b2/d4/f4/g2/g4. Black: king d7; rooks a8/d8; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R1c6# — rook c1→c6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with R1c6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/2Rk2pp/p3pp2/1p1p4/3P1PP1/8/PP4P1/2R3K1 b - - 1 30

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