Chess Puzzle #6DLLM — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e2; rooks b7/h1; bishop f3; knight d2; pawns a2/c2/d3/e5. Black: king e8; queen h3; rooks a8/g8; bishops d4/d7; pawns a7/c5/d5/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook h1→h3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg1# — rook g8→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/pR1b1p1p/4p3/2ppP3/3b4/3P1B1q/P1PNQ3/5K1R w q - 0 20

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