Chess Puzzle #55JvR — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1397 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; rooks b7/e6; knights g5/h5; pawn f3. Black: king g8; rook a2; knight d6; pawns c6/d5/g4/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb7 — knight d6→b7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e6→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1R6/2pnR2p/3p2NN/6p1/5PK1/r7/8 b - - 2 42

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