Chess Puzzle #0A1gU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 940 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/f3; bishop d3; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c2/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop c5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg3# — rook f3→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p1q2p1p/1p2pQ2/2bp1p2/5P2/1P1BPR2/P1PN2PP/R5K1 b - - 2 17

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