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

Rating 890 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/d3; pawns a2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g1; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight h3; pawns a7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook e1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p1p2ppp/8/3p4/8/3B1P1n/PBP3PP/R2QR1qK w - - 7 18

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