Chess Puzzle #3LXYO — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1244 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c8; rook e3; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/g3. Black: king g7; queen d1; rook d5; bishop a8; pawns a6/e4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen c8→a8, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh5# — rook d5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: b1Q5/5pkp/p5p1/3r4/3Np3/2P1R1P1/PP4PK/3q4 w - - 5 32

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