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

Rating 1048 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks a8/f4; bishop e5; pawns b4/d6/f2/g3. Black: king h7; queen g6; rooks c2/g4; bishop f5; pawns b5/d7/e6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook g4→f4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook a8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: R7/3p3k/3Pp1q1/1p2Bb1p/1P3Rr1/5QP1/2r2PK1/8 b - - 3 39

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