Chess Puzzle #0BnC0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1085 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rook e2; knight d6; pawns a3/b2/c3/e5/g2/h3. Black: king d5; rook d3; bishop e6; pawns a5/b5/c4/f6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb5 — knight d6→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5# — pawn g6→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with g5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3Nbpp1/pp1kP2p/2p2K2/P1Pr3P/1P2R1P1/8 w - - 0 38

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