Chess Puzzle #Jitu2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1495 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; rooks d7/g1; bishops e4/h6; pawns a3/b2/f2/f3/h4. Black: king h8; rooks a8/e8; bishop e5; knight b3; pawns a7/b7/f6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7# — rook d7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/pp1R2p1/5p1B/4b3/4B2P/Pn3P2/1P3P2/5KR1 b - - 0 24

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