Chess Puzzle #1AFG7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 854 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks d1/h3; bishops d2/d3; pawns a4/b2/c3/g4/h2. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e5; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7# — rook h3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1p4pp/p1np1q2/3Qbp2/P5P1/2PB3R/1P1B3P/3R2K1 b - - 0 25

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