Chess Puzzle #F7wDQ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1425 · Intermediate · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king h1; rooks c1/e7; bishop e5; pawns a3/b4/d5/g2. Black: king h8; rooks c8/e2; pawns a6/f5/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe5 — rook e2→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc8# — rook c1→c8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rxc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/4R3/p5p1/3PBp1p/1P6/P7/4r1P1/2R4K b - - 0 40

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