Chess Puzzle #CcYqY — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rook h6; bishops a2/d2; knights c3/g5; pawns a4/b2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishops d7/e7; knight a1; pawns a6/c4/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg5 — bishop e7→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/3bbpp1/p3p2R/4q1N1/P1p4Q/2N5/BP1B2PP/n5K1 b - - 0 20

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