Chess Puzzle #07odK — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 879 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/e3/h2. Black: king e8; queen g1; rooks a8/g8; bishop f7; knight e4; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook f1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight e4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/2p2b2/1p1pN2p/p2P1p2/2P1n3/1P2P2Q/PB5P/2R2RqK w q - 5 24

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