Chess Puzzle #148sm — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1320 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king c2; rook e6; bishops f4/h5; pawns b2/c3/e3/e5/f7/h7. Black: king h8; queen a2; rooks a8/g7; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/c4/d5. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh7 — king h8→h7, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh6# — rook e6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6k/1p3PrP/p3R3/3pP2B/2p1nB2/2P1P3/qPK5/8 b - - 0 28

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