Chess Puzzle #I8UcN — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1401 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook h7; bishop f1; pawns a2/e6/f6. Black: king f8; rooks c3/c8; pawns a4/b4/d5/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: R3c7 — rook c3→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook h7→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2k2/7R/4PPp1/3p4/pp6/2r5/P7/5BK1 b - - 0 44

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