Chess Puzzle #22d60 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 812 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king h1; rook f1; bishop a1; knight c7; pawns b4/g2/g5/h6. Black: king g8; rook e4; bishop d4; knight c6; pawns b5/d5/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c7→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4# — rook e4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2N4p/2n3pP/1p1p1pP1/1P1br3/8/6P1/B4R1K w - - 1 36

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