Chess Puzzle #MNTRW — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1471 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks a1/d1; bishops a2/g5; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8# — rook d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/1b3ppp/p3pn2/1p4B1/2p1P3/P1N2N2/BPP2PPP/R2R2K1 b kq - 4 11

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