Chess Puzzle #2ROF7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1088 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks b1/f3; bishop c2; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/e5/f4/g3. Black: king g8; queen h1; rooks f8/h6; knight c6; pawns a6/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf2 — king g1→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh2# — rook h6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5ppp/p1n4r/2N1P3/1P1p1P2/P4RP1/2BQ4/1R4Kq w - - 1 32

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