Chess Puzzle #1Pjh7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1145 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a3/f1; bishop b2; knights d2/f3; pawns a4/d6/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; knights f4/g4; pawns b5/b7/c7/e5/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2# — knight f4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp3p1/3Pp2p/1p2p2q/P3Pnn1/R4N1P/1BQN1PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 23

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