Chess Puzzle #0r4Vm — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1204 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen a4; rooks c1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knight a3; pawns a2/b3/d3/e2/f4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop b4; knights c6/e3; pawns a7/b7/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng4# — knight e3→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/3q4/Qb1p1P2/NP1Pn1P1/PB2PK1P/2R2B1R w kq - 4 15

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