Chess Puzzle #1OsRz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 691 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king d4; rook g5; bishop f6; pawns b5/c4/e4/h4. Black: king d7; rook a3; bishop e2; pawns b6/c7/d6/f7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd3# — rook a3→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2pk1p2/1p1p1B2/1P4R1/2PKP2P/r7/4b3/8 w - - 6 39

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