Chess Puzzle #8S2Qr — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1506 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishop b8; knight h2; pawns a3/b4/d2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d4; rook f8; knights c2/e4; pawns a7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 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: 1B3rk1/p4ppp/4p3/8/1P1qnP2/P6P/2nP2PN/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 26

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