Chess Puzzle #4dsWs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1180 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks f1/f3; knight a4; pawns a3/b5/c6/f2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks a2/d2; bishop d4; pawns a5/b7/c7/e5/g5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b7→b6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8# — rook f3→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/1pp3pp/2P5/pP2p1p1/N2b4/P4R2/r2r1P1P/5RK1 b - - 0 32

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