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

Rating 1015 · Beginner · blind swine mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g1; rooks h4/h7; bishop e6; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g6; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knights c6/e5; pawns a6/b7/c7/f6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f6→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R4h6# — rook h4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

blind swine mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with R4h6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/1pp4R/p1nbBpk1/4n1N1/2P4R/1P5P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 5 31

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