Chess Puzzle #4zWe9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1383 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook f1; pawns a2/b2/e5/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3# — knight f4→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp4p1/8/4P3/4qn2/8/PP1Q3P/5R1K w - - 0 38

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