Chess Puzzle #5HNgp — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1021 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks e1/e8; bishop g6; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/f3. Black: king f8; queen f4; rooks d6/d8; knight g8; pawns a5/c6/d5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook d8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rRknQ/8/2pr2Bp/p2p4/2P2q2/1P3P2/P4P2/4R1K1 b - - 2 30

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