Chess Puzzle #5JGBF — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king e3; rook b7; bishop d3; pawns d4/e5/f3/h2. Black: king g8; rook a2; knight c3; pawns e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh2 — rook a2→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8# — rook b7→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1R3pp1/4p2p/4P3/3P4/2nBKP2/r6P/8 b - - 2 32

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