Chess Puzzle #1NR1v — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 900 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop h4; knight g6; pawns b2/c2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b5/c5/d6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight g6→f8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p5p1/3p1nNp/1pp2P2/7B/8/qPPQ2PP/2KR3R w - - 3 19

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