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

Rating 1326 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g2; rooks b7/c7; bishop e5; knight c6; pawns b2/c2/d3/d5/g3/h2. Black: king c8; rooks a8/g8; bishop g4; knight e8; pawns b6/g5/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight e8→c7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc7# — rook b7→c7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1k1n1r1/1RR5/1pN4p/3PB1p1/6b1/3P2P1/1PP3KP/8 b - - 10 32

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