Chess Puzzle #3ijKA — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1114 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/g1; bishops c4/f2; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/d5/e4/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights h3/h4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight h3→f2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/8/3Pp1q1/1PB1P2n/P1N2PPn/5B1P/R2Q2RK w - - 1 18

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