Chess Puzzle #1tlrU — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1202 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rooks a1/g1; bishops d3/g3; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/d4/h4. Black: king h7; queen g6; rooks a8/g4; bishop e6; knight e7; pawns a5/b7/d5/f5/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop g3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh4# — rook g4→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/1p2np1k/4b1qp/p2p1p2/N2P2rP/1P1B2B1/P2Q3K/R5R1 w - - 6 29

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