Chess Puzzle #0Gd4k — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 918 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g1; rooks c8/f8; knight h3; pawns a6/b5/d5/f5/f7/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: 2r2rk1/5ppp/p7/1p1pPp1Q/5P2/2P4n/PPB3PP/R4RqK w - - 6 27

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