Chess Puzzle #0G7lb — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1039 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rooks d1/e1; pawns a4/b3/c4/d6/e4/g2/h2. Black: king a7; queen g1; knight h3; pawns a5/b6/b7/f5. White is ahead by 10 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook e1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/kp6/1p1PQ3/p4p2/P1P1P3/1P5n/6PP/3RR1qK w - - 7 41

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