Chess Puzzle #0Bzb0 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1508 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e2/f2/h4. Black: king e8; queen e5; rook a8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/c6/d5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa4 — queen d1→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh2# — knight g4→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k3/p4pp1/2p5/3pq3/6nP/2N2K2/PP2PPB1/R2Q1R2 w q - 5 17

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