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

Rating 875 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/g3/h3. Black: king d7; rook a8; bishops c5/c8; knights e2/g4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/h5. White is ahead by 13 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg3# — knight e2→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b4Q/1ppk4/p2p4/2b1p2p/4P1n1/PBNP2PP/1PP1n1P1/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 16

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