Chess Puzzle #29Zbw — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1115 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; rook f7; bishop d6; pawns e6/g4/h4. Black: king g7; rook e2; bishop c6; pawns c4/d3/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg6 — king g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h5# — pawn h4→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with h5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Rk1/2bBP2p/6p1/2p3PP/3p3K/4r3/8 b - - 5 47

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