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

Rating 1188 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop b3; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e5/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen f8; rooks a8/f4; bishop e3; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh4# — rook f4→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4q1k/pp4p1/2p4p/4P3/4Nr1P/1B1Pb3/PPP3P1/R2Q3K w - - 2 21

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