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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen e2; knight b4; pawns b3/d4/e3/f2/g4. Black: king g8; rooks g3/h3; knight e4; pawns c4/d5/e6/f7/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg3# — rook h3→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p1p/4p3/3p2p1/1NpPn1P1/1P2PKrr/4QP2/8 w - - 0 35

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