Chess Puzzle #AW7WJ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks g1/g2; bishop e2; knight f4; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/h2. Black: king d7; queen h8; rooks g8/h6; bishop b7; knight g3; pawns a5/b5/c4/d5/e6/f6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg3 — rook g2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh2# — rook h6→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rq/1b1k4/4pp1r/pp1p4/1PpP1N2/P1P3n1/3QB1RP/6RK w - - 10 32

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