Chess Puzzle #4II79 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rooks c8/g1; bishop g2; pawns c4/d6/h4. Black: king f7; rooks a2/h3; knight g4; pawns a4/b7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh3 — bishop g2→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh2# — rook a2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/1p3kp1/3P4/7p/p1P3nP/7r/r5B1/6RK w - - 1 42

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