Chess Puzzle #20vLh — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 866 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen h8; rook f1; pawns a2/b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen g1; knight h3; pawns b5/c7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook f1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7Q/2p2k1p/6p1/1p2P3/5P2/7n/PP4PP/5RqK w - - 7 25

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