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

Rating 1082 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rooks c1/h1; bishop f1; knights b3/d4; pawns a3/b4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e3; bishop c8; knights b8/g4; pawns a6/b6/f6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5# — pawn h6→g5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with hxg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb3k1/8/pp3p1p/6p1/1P1N1KnP/PN2r3/6P1/2R2B1R w - - 0 28

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