Chess Puzzle #22ToB — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 560 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e4; rooks b1/c1; knights d1/g3; pawns a2/b3/d2/f2/f3. Black: king h8; queen h1; rooks f8/h6; bishop c5; knight f4; pawns a7/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point 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 h6→h1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/p5pp/7r/2b1p3/4Qn2/1P3PN1/P2P1P2/1RRN1K1q w - - 2 32

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