Chess Puzzle #M2gWv — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1436 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops b3/e3; pawns a2/b2/c7/d4/h2. Black: king d7; queen f3; rooks a8/h8; knights c6/f2; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3# — knight f2→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6r/2Pk1pp1/p1n4p/1p6/3P4/1B1QBq2/PP3n1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 20

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