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

Rating 673 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks g1/g3; knight e3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d5/e4/f2. Black: king g7; queen h3; rooks f4/h8; knight d7; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/e5/f3/g4/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook g3→h3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh3# — rook h8→h3, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/1p1n2k1/p2p2p1/2pPp3/P3Prp1/4NpRq/1PPQ1P2/6RK w - - 0 28

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