Chess Puzzle #2TD4y — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1135 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks d1/h6; bishop d4; pawns a3/b4/e3/f4/g6. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks d8/e8; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd4 — rook d8→d4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7# — rook h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr2k/pp4pp/6PR/5q2/1P1BnP2/PQ2P3/8/3RK3 b - - 0 32

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