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

Rating 855 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rooks a1/e5; knight g3; pawns a5/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king c8; queen h1; rooks g8/h8; knights e7/f4; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh1 — knight g3→h1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh1# — rook h8→h1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k3rr/1pp1np2/p7/P3R3/5n2/2P2QN1/1P3PP1/R4K1q w - - 2 24

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