Chess Puzzle #1Nxo0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a2; queen g6; rooks h2/h3; knight d4; pawns b3/c3/e5/f6/g4. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks c7/f7; bishop c8; pawns a3/d5/e6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→g6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook h3→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2b3k1/2r2r1p/4pPQ1/2qpP3/3N2P1/pPP4R/K6R/8 b - - 0 39

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