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

Rating 790 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen b1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g1; rooks c8/e8; bishop e7; knight h3; pawns a6/b7/e4/g7/h7. 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 h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/1p2b1pp/p7/6N1/4pP2/7n/PP1B2PP/RQ3RqK w - - 4 26

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