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

Rating 1563 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen c4; rooks d1/f1; knight d3; pawns a2/b2/f2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knight e2; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g3/g4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d3→e5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh2# — rook h8→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp5/3b1p2/4q3/2Q3p1/3N2p1/PP2nPKP/3R1R2 w - - 0 22

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