Chess Puzzle #1X7ix — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 728 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f6; bishop e3; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g4/g5. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks c8/h8; bishop e4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen h4→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook h8→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq3r/1p3pk1/p1n1pRp1/2NpP1P1/3Pb1PQ/4B3/PP6/R5K1 w - - 5 24

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