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

Rating 1156 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g2; rooks d2/d8; bishop h3; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h7; rooks b1/g5; knight g6; pawns a7/e4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook d8→e8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh4# — knight g6→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin. The combination ends with Nh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R4/p5pk/6np/6r1/3Pp3/2P1P1PB/P2R1PKP/1r6 w - - 3 31

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