Chess Puzzle #0PNI6 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 987 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop g5; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/d5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c3/c8; knight b4; pawns a7/c5/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc3 — pawn b2→c3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxa2# — knight b4→a2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Nxa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p4p1p/1qp1p1p1/2pP2B1/1n5P/2bP1N2/PPPQ1PP1/2KR3R w kq - 0 13

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