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

Rating 968 · Beginner · corner mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; knight e4; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight e4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1p2ppp/2p5/3p2q1/3Pn3/2PQ1P2/PP3P1P/RN2R1K1 w - - 1 14

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