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

Rating 826 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks b1/f1; knights c3/h2; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen c5; rooks b8/f8; bishop c8; knight h5; pawns a7/c4/c6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3# — knight h5→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rb2r2/p4pkp/2p3p1/2q1pP1n/2p1P3/P1N4P/1PPQ2PN/1R3RK1 w - - 1 19

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