Chess Puzzle #27cr8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 874 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin, smothered mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/g1; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen h4; rooks c8/h8; knights f5/h6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g4/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc2 — queen d2→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3# — knight f5→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin, smothered mate. The combination ends with Ng3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1kr4r/pp3p2/4p2n/2NpPn1p/1P3Ppq/P2B4/3Q2PP/R4RBK w - - 5 23

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