Chess Puzzle #2RVoU — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; knights c6/f5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3# — knight f5→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3p2/2n1p1p1/2qpPn2/5PB1/2N5/PP4PP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 17

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