Chess Puzzle #07QCf — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 895 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen a8; rook h8; bishop b4; knights d4/g4; pawns a7/b5/c4/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb5 — knight c3→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe2# — knight d4→e2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: q3k2r/p1p2ppp/Q7/1p2p3/1bpn2n1/2N3P1/PP2PP1P/R1B2RK1 w k - 2 13

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