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

Rating 643 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/g1; bishop g2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/f5/h2. Black: king h7; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop d7; knight d3; pawns a5/b7/c6/d6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen h5→g4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight d3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4r2/1p1b3k/2pp3p/p4P1Q/2P1P1q1/1P1n4/P5BP/R5RK w - - 0 29

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