Chess Puzzle #3G5N7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1421 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king h2; rooks g1/g3; bishop e3; pawns c5/d4/f2/g4. Black: king h4; rooks a7/g8; bishop f3; pawns a4/c6/d5/e4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg4 — rook g8→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3# — rook g3→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/r7/2p5/2Pp4/p2Pp1Pk/4BbR1/5P1K/6R1 b - - 0 51

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