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

Position

White: king d2; rook e7; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/h4. Black: king h6; rook a8; bishop g2; knight b8; pawns a5/b4/c6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Bh3 — bishop g2→h3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxh7# — rook e7→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn6/4R2p/2p2Npk/p7/1p5P/8/PPPK2b1/8 b - - 0 26

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