Chess Puzzle #BNs3b — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1451 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks c6/d7; bishop b2; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b4; rooks e8/g8; pawns a5/b5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe2 — rook e8→e2, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6# — rook c6→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin. The combination ends with Rxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1rk/3R2p1/2R4p/pp6/1q6/8/PB2QPPP/6K1 b - - 0 25

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