Chess Puzzle #27bmA — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1160 · Beginner · advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f4; bishops b2/e2; knights b5/h2; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/e4/g2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks g8/h8; bishops c5/e6; knights c6/f6; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/f7/h3/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook f4→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg2# — pawn h3→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with hxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k3rr/1ppq1p2/2npbn1p/pNb5/P3PR2/1P1P3p/1BP1B1PN/R2Q3K w - - 0 16

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