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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c2; rook h5; knights c5/e6; pawns c3/d4/h6. Black: king g3; rook a2; knight c4; pawns d5/f5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king c2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd2# — rook a2→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/4N2P/2Np1p1R/2nP4/2P3k1/r1K5/8 w - - 2 41

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