Chess Puzzle #3icN2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1055 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king f1; queen g1; rooks b4/e1; knight c3; pawns a2/c2/d3/e5/g2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks g8/h8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b6/c6/f7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen g1→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook h8→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k3rr/p4p2/1pp5/4Pq2/1R4b1/2NP4/P1P3P1/4RKQ1 w - - 1 29

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