Chess Puzzle #4DNaS — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1287 · Intermediate · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks c2/f1; bishop d2; knights b5/f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/e8; bishop h2; knights e4/f2; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook f1→f2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf2# — knight e4→f2, captures rook, 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: r3r1k1/ppq2ppp/2p5/1N1p4/3Pn3/P2QPN2/1PRB1nPb/5R1K w - - 0 18

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