Chess Puzzle #06wjM — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1241 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c3; rooks g1/g5; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/e3/e6/h4. Black: king h7; rooks a8/g8; knight g7; pawns a7/b5/c4/c5/f5/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight g7→e6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh5# — rook g5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/p4pnk/4P3/1pp2pR1/2p4P/2K1PN2/PP6/6R1 b - - 0 32

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