Chess Puzzle #1BUfN — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 859 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop g2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks a8/f8; knights c6/f1; pawns a7/b7/d5/f2/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh2 — knight f3→h2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3# — knight f1→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3pp1/2n3p1/3p4/6P1/2P2N1P/PP2PpBq/R2Q1n1K w - - 2 23

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