Chess Puzzle #0g0ok — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1172 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rook a1; bishop b2; knights d5/e1; pawns a2/c4/c5/g3. Black: king g8; rook e8; bishop g4; knight h2; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight d5→c7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5# — pawn g7→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with g5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/ppp3p1/5p1p/2PN4/2P2Kb1/6P1/PB5n/R3N3 w - - 7 25

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