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

Rating 1172 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; bishops c6/e7; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh3 — bishop g2→h3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe2# — knight f4→e2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp2bppp/2bNp3/4P3/5n2/6Pq/PP2QPBP/R1B2RK1 w - - 9 20

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