Chess Puzzle #4H9BH — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1093 · Beginner · corner mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rook e5; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f5/h2/h5. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook g8; knight g4; pawns a6/b4/c5/d5/f7/h6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen h4→d8, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight g4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3q2rk/5p1p/p6p/2ppRP1P/1p3NnQ/3P4/PPP4P/7K w - - 1 29

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