Chess Puzzle #0Mdrl — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1282 · Intermediate · discovered check, double check, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knight c3; pawns a4/b3/c4/d5/f2/f3/h3. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f6; knights b6/e5; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxb6 — bishop e3→b6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3# — knight e5→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered check, double check, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1pp1qppp/1n1p1b2/p2Pn3/P1P5/1PN1BP1P/5P2/2RQKB1R w Kkq - 3 15

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