Chess Puzzle #4DoOa — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1166 · Beginner · advanced pawn, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/e1; bishop g2; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/d4/e5/f2/g3/h6. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks a8/d7; bishops b7/f8; knight a7; pawns a3/b4/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king h8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h7# — pawn h6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with h7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4b1k/nb1r1p2/1q2pQpP/3pP1N1/1p1P4/pP4P1/P4PB1/R3R1K1 b - - 1 29

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