Chess Puzzle #3yeeu — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h8; rook a1; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h4. Black: king f7; queen g1; rook e7; knight h3; pawns a7/c6/d5/e4/e6/g3/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook a1→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7Q/p3rkp1/2p1p3/2Np4/4p2P/6pn/PPP3P1/R5qK w - - 5 32

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