Chess Puzzle #0Gcu5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1116 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks f3/h4; bishop e2; knight f5; pawns a2/c4/e4/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen f8; rooks g2/g7; bishop d4; knight b2; pawns a7/b6/c5/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg7 — knight f5→g7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg1# — rook g2→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5q1k/p4prp/1p3p2/2p2N1Q/2PbPP1R/5R2/Pn2B1rP/7K w - - 0 36

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