Chess Puzzle #24LDS — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1065 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; rooks d1/e1; bishop c1; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks e8/g6; bishop d6; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh3 — queen f1→h3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight e4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3pp1/2pb2rp/3p4/3Pn3/2P2N1q/PP1N1P2/2BRRQ1K w - - 0 23

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