Chess Puzzle #4D9Fq — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1171 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e3; rooks b6/e1; knight g3; pawns a5/c3/f2. Black: king g6; queen g4; rooks h1/h8; bishop c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e4/g5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh1 — knight g3→h1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh1# — rook h8→h1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/1p6/pRb3k1/P2p2p1/4p1q1/2P1Q1N1/5P2/4RK1r w - - 2 35

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