Chess Puzzle #4pgIY — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1207 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knights b3/h2; pawns a3/b4/c2/e6/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/e8; bishop d6; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b5/d5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng3# — knight e4→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/5ppp/p1nbP3/1p1pp3/1P2n3/PN2q2P/1BP1B1PN/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 17

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