Chess Puzzle #0spXP — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1202 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks a7/f1; bishops b4/h7; knight f4; pawns b5/c3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g1; rooks c8/d2; bishop b7; knights c4/h3; pawns b6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook f1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/Rb3ppB/1p6/1P3Q2/1Bn2N2/2P4n/3r2PP/5RqK w - - 7 28

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