Chess Puzzle #3Pzo6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1140 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rook e1; knights f5/g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook a8; bishop f4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3Q1k1/1pp2p1p/p1n2qp1/3p1N2/3P1b2/2P3N1/PP3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 3 21

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