Chess Puzzle #20jFT — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1200 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e4; rook d7; bishop a6; pawns b3/b7/e5/f4/g2. Black: king g7; queen c1; rook b8; knight f5; pawns e6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen e4→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook b8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r6/1P1R1pk1/B3p1p1/4Pn2/4QP2/1P6/6PK/2q5 w - - 9 46

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