Chess Puzzle #2e9s2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1111 · Beginner · arabian mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rooks d1/g4; bishop d3; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/f3/h3. Black: king h8; queen h2; rooks a8/e8; bishop f8; pawns a5/b5/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg8# — rook g4→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

arabian mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3rb1k/5p1p/2p2Np1/pp1p3Q/3P2R1/3B1P1P/PPP2P1q/1K1R4 b - - 6 23

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