Chess Puzzle #05MF7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1138 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rook b1; bishop h7; knight a1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/h4. Black: king f8; rook g2; knights e3/h3; pawns b6/b7/e5/f6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook b1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/1p4pB/1p3p2/4p3/7P/2P1nP1n/PP4r1/NR5K w - - 1 30

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