Chess Puzzle #2x9qo — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king f1; queen e2; rooks a1/d1; bishops b3/c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight g3; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook h8→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/1p3pp1/p3p3/2b1P1p1/8/1BN3n1/PP2Q1PP/R1BR1K2 w kq - 3 17

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