Chess Puzzle #0213A — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1274 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishops d4/h1; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks c8/e8; bishops b7/c5; knight g3; pawns a6/b6/d5/f7/g7/h3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen d3→f5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2# — knight g3→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/1b3pp1/pp6/2bp1q2/3B4/1P1QPNnp/P4P1P/2R2RKB w - - 0 26

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