Chess Puzzle #3WdVs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1121 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king h2; queen c1; rooks g1/g7; bishop d3; pawns a2/b3/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks e8/f8; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/c6/d4/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7# — rook g7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/5pR1/p1p2q1p/1p2n3/3p4/1P1B1P1P/P4P1K/2Q3R1 b - - 0 25

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