Chess Puzzle #48Ht4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1426 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops c3/g2; knight c2; pawns d3/e4/f2/h4. Black: king b7; queen a2; rooks c6/h8; bishop b3; knight g8; pawns b4/b5/c7/e5/f6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb4 — knight c2→b4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6nr/1kp5/2r2p2/1p2p2p/1p2P2P/1bBP4/q1NQ1PB1/2KR3R w - - 0 32

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