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

Rating 981 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knight c4; pawns a4/c3/d5/e4/f2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks f4/g5; bishop c5; pawns a6/c7/d6/e5/f6/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4# — rook f4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/2p2p2/p2p1p2/2bPpqrp/P1N1Pr2/2P5/4QP2/R4R1K w - - 0 29

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