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

Rating 1093 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g6; rooks a1/g3; bishop g5; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks a8/g8; bishops d7/e7; pawns a6/c5/c6/d4/e6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3# — rook g3→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/3bb1p1/p1p1p1Q1/2p1q1B1/N1Pp4/1P1P2R1/P5PP/R6K b - - 1 24

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