Chess Puzzle #0PM12 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 810 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight g3; pawns a2/c2/e5/g2. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks b4/f8; bishops c5/c8; pawns a7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4# — rook b4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2b2rk1/p4ppp/2p5/2bpP3/1r6/2QB2N1/P1P3Pq/R4R1K w - - 0 19

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