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

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

Position

White: king c1; rooks g1/g7; bishop f5; knight e5; pawns d3/f2/h5. Black: king h8; rooks a7/b8; bishop d5; knight a6; pawns c5/d4/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb4 — knight a6→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7# — rook g7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r5k/r4pR1/n6p/2pbNB1P/3p4/3P4/5P2/2K3R1 b - - 10 32

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