Chess Puzzle #183jd — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e4; knight d2; pawns a2/b4/c4/d4/e3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g1; rooks a8/g6; knights b8/h3; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook f1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight h3→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn4k1/p1pp2pp/1p2p1r1/5p2/1PPPB3/4P2n/PBQN1P1P/R4RqK w - - 5 18

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