Chess Puzzle #4be3B — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1042 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen g6; rooks f7/h6; bishop f4; pawns a4/e5/f2. Black: king h8; queen e8; rook g8; bishop b2; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7# — rook f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4q1rk/pp3Rp1/6QR/2p1P3/P2p1B2/8/1b3PK1/8 b - - 0 28

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