Chess Puzzle #00A9Q — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 673 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c1; rooks a1/g1; bishop g2; knight d3; pawns a5/b4/d4/e3/f2/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; knights d6/e4; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc5 — knight d3→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight e4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate. The combination ends with Nxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/1p3p1p/p1pn2p1/P2p4/1P1PnP2/3NP3/5PBP/R1Q3RK w - - 2 22

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