Chess Puzzle #D5Otr — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks g1/h1; bishop d3; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4. Black: king g7; queen d8; rook a8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a4/b4/c6/d6/e7/f3/f7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf6 — king g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh6# — rook h1→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbq4/4ppk1/2pp1N2/8/pp1PP3/3B1p2/PPP5/2K3RR b - - 1 24

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