Chess Puzzle #0dp80 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 685 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2. Black: king e8; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/e4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook h8→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3pp1/2n5/2bp2q1/4b3/2N1PN2/PP3P2/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 16

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