Chess Puzzle #9TOr0 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1423 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks b6/f8; bishop e7; knight h5; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen d4→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg6# — rook b6→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p1p1bpp1/1r5p/4P2n/2BQ1P2/5q2/PP3P1P/R1B2RK1 w - - 5 25

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