Chess Puzzle #3vUt8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1376 · Intermediate · endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; rooks a4/d1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b3/c2. Black: king c3; rooks e3/f8; knight e5; pawns a3/d6/e7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rc4# — rook a4→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/4p3/3p4/4n3/R7/pPkBr3/P1P5/K2R4 b - - 4 40

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