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

Rating 1458 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d3; rook f6; bishop b3; knight d4; pawns b2/e3/f3/g3. Black: king c5; rooks a7/h2; bishop d7; pawns b4/c6/d5/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh3 — bishop d7→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc6# — rook f6→c6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxc6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/r2b1p2/2p2R1p/2kp4/1p1N4/1B1KPPP1/1P5r/8 b - - 2 35

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