Chess Puzzle #Gz2Bn — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1507 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g7; rooks g1/g8; bishop c1; pawns a3/b3/c2/d3/f3. Black: king h7; queen h5; rooks b8/h2; bishop e7; knight e8; pawns a7/b7/d4/d6/e5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg7 — knight e8→g7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R1xg7# — rook g1→g7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with R1xg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2n1R1/pp2b1Qk/3p4/4p2q/3p4/PP1P1P2/2P4r/1KB3R1 b - - 6 32

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