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

Rating 1071 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks d1/d8; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/e5/h2. Black: king f8; queen h4; rooks c8/h8; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns a7/b6/f7/g2/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook c8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rR1k1r/pbN1nppp/1p6/1Q2P3/7q/4P3/PPP3pP/3R2K1 b - - 3 19

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