Chess Puzzle #0E5kM — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 966 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a4; rooks a1/d1; bishops d2/g2; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen f6; rooks d8/h8; bishop e6; knights e2/g4; pawns a6/b7/c7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6 — knight e4→f6, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight g4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/1pp3p1/p3bq2/7p/Q3N1n1/6P1/PP1BnPBP/R2R3K w - - 4 22

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