Chess Puzzle #57ygo — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1104 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks f1/f7; bishop d6; knight d4; pawns a2/c2/d3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks d8/h8; bishop b7; knight f4; pawns a6/b6/d7/e6/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3# — knight f4→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/1b1p1R2/pp1Bp2p/4P1p1/3N1n2/3P4/P1P3PP/5RK1 w - - 2 23

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