Chess Puzzle #19wab — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1036 · Beginner · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king g1; queen g8; rooks d2/e1; bishop g6; pawns a4/c2/d4/f2. Black: king e7; queen d6; bishop c6; knight c3; pawns a6/b7/c7/e6/g5/h2/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h1=R# — pawn h2→h1, promotes to rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion. The combination ends with h1=R# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6Q1/1pp1k3/p1bqp1Bp/6p1/P2P4/2n5/2PR1P1p/4R1K1 w - - 0 30

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