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

Rating 575 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a3; rooks d7/f7; knight c6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f4/h4. Black: king g7; queen g3; rook c8; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f6/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7# — rook f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/2pR1Rk1/1pNp1pp1/p2P4/2P2P1P/KP4q1/P7/8 b - - 0 34

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