Chess Puzzle #3V9jm — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1275 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rooks b1/d1; knight a8; pawns g2/h3. Black: king d8; queen a4; rook h8; bishops d7/e3; knight e5; pawns a6/c3/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8# — rook b1→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Rb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: N2k3r/3b2pp/p3Qp2/4n3/q7/2p1b2P/6P1/1R1R3K b - - 1 31

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