Chess Puzzle #Cat0y — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1464 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knights c3/h2; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks e8/h8; bishops d4/f5; pawns a7/b7/e4/f6/g4/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight h2→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen c7→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k1r2r/ppq3p1/5p2/5b2/2Bbp1p1/P1NP2P1/1PP1QP1N/R4RK1 w - - 0 18

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